Catching in spanish
pronunciation: ɑtɹ̩ɑktiboʊ part of speech: noun, adjective
catch4 = coger, atrapar, pillar, captar, capturar. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio caught]
Example: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.more:
» catch + a chill = coger un enfriamiento, pillar un enfriamiento, enfriarse.
Example: Researchers into the common cold say 'catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay.» catch + a cold = coger un resfriado, pillar un resfriado, resfriarse.
Example: Most people will catch a cold two to four times a year.» catch + a few Z's = echarse una cabezada, echarse una cabezadita, echarse un sueñecito.
Example: I think that's a good idea, but we shouldn't make any firm plans until you catch a few Z's; you must be totally bushed.» catch + a fish = pescar, pescar un pez.
Example: A farmer may have made fishing history recently by catching a fish with nothing but the help of his trusty drone.» catch + a free ride = ir gratis.
Example: There will be a free shuttle service provided for all festival-goers who want to avoid the downtown congestion and catch a free ride.» catch + a glimpse of = vislumbrar, entrever, hacerse una idea de.
Example: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.» catch + a lift = llevar en coche.
Example: Getting there was easy: I caught a lift to the campsite with Sophia, whose campervan runs on vegetable oil.» catch + an opportunity = aprovechar una oportunidad.
Example: More and more manufacturers from all the world catch this opportunity to promote their the latest equipment and technology.» catch + a ride = llevar en coche.
Example: I could probably catch a ride to your house and borrow a bike to get back home.» catch + a taxi/cab/taxi cab = coger un taxi, tomar un taxi. [Las tres posibilidades son catch a taxi o catch a cab o catch a taxi cab]
Example: The traffic is horrendous, walking is impossible, and catching a taxi is not something that can be done without significant planning.» catch + a train = coger un tren, tomar un tren.
Example: A 16-year-old girl was killed when she fell from a platform while apparently trying to catch a train.» catch at + straws = agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo.
Example: She thought the director had got to the point of catching at straws.» catch + a whiff of = oler, llegar un olorcillo a, llegar un tufillo a, percibir un tufillo a, percibir un olorcillo a, percatarse de, apercibirse de.
Example: If you can catch a whiff of your feet without bending over, you've got a problem.» catch + fire = arder, comenzar a arder, empezar a arder, prenderse fuego, incendiarse.
Example: An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May.» catch + forty winks = echarse una cabezada, echarse una cabezadita, echarse un sueñecito.
Example: One reason was that she had been caught catching forty winks at the office.» catch + Nombre + by surprise = coger por sorpresa, coger de sorpresa, sorprender.
Example: We are finally getting a break from slipping and sliding on the slick streets after the first snow of the season caught some of us by surprise.» catch + Nombre + cold = coger en frío, coger por sorpresa, coger desprevenido, pillar por sorpresa, pillar desprevenido, pillar en bragas.
Example: Hoping to catch them cold United attacked from the kick-off, and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Serbian goal.» catch + Nombre + flat-footed = coger desprevenido, pillar desprevenido, coger por sorpresa, pillar por sorpresa.
Example: Alexander caught them flat-footed in the the hills with his reinforcements catching them in the flank.» catch + Nombre + in mid-air = coger en el aire, coger al vuelo.
Example: They are expert at chasing small birds through trees and catching them in mid-air.» catch + Nombre + in the act = coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa, coger a Alguien in fraganti, pillar a Alguien con las manos en la masa, pillar a Alguien in fraganti.
Example: Two criminals are off the street and behind bars thanks to an alert officer who caught them in the act.» catch + Nombre + in time = coger a tiempo, atrapar a tiempo, agarrar a tiempo, pillar a tiempo.
Example: If she hadn't caught it in time, Kopp would have likely contracted sepsis.» catch + Nombre + napping = coger desprevenido, pillar desprevenido, coger por sorpresa, pillar por sorpresa.
Example: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping.» catch + Nombre + off-guard = coger desprevenido, pillar desprevenido, coger por sorpresa, pillar por sorpresa.
Example: As the 'information economy' has grown in recent years, some feel we have been caught off-guard in an information policy vacuum.» catch + Nombre + on camera = grabar en vídeo, sorprender en vídeo.
Example: A journalist covering severe floods got the boot after she was caught on camera being carried over puddles by local people to avoid getting her expensive shoes wet.» catch + Nombre + red-handed = coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa, coger a Alguien in fraganti, pillar a Alguien con las manos en la masa, pillar a Alguien in fraganti.
Example: It's the first time that Geller, who has always stated that he has never used any trickery, is so clearly caught red-handed on tape.» catch + Nombre + snoozing = coger durmiendo, coger dormido, coger por sorpresa, coger desprevenido, pillar por sorpresa, pillar desprevenido, pillar en bragas.
Example: They looked good in the second half till PRK caught them snoozing and walked right into the goal.» catch + Nombre + unaware(s) = coger por sorpresa, coger desprevenido, pillar por sorpresa, pillar desprevenido.
Example: The courage sometimes makes them blind to the dangers ahead, which may catch them unawares and throw them off balance.» catch on = alcanzar popularidad, hacerse popular, extenderse.
Example: These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.» catch on + fire = arder, comenzar a arder, empezar a arder, prender fuego, incendiarse.
Example: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.» catch out = coger por sorpresa.
Example: Some search statements are so obscure that they would catch out the uninstructed.» catch + Posesivo + attention = atraer + Posesivo + atención, llamar + Posesivo + atención, captar + Posesivo + atención.
Example: Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.» catch + Posesivo + breath = recuperar el aliento.
Example: You wait a little and catch your breath and hear the song of the mourning dove, its cooing nearly putting you to sleep.» catch + Posesivo + death (of cold) = coger un resfriado de muerte, pillar un resfriado de muerte, agarrar un resfriado de muerte.
Example: Her mother had to drag her back into the house, afraid she would catch her death of cold.» catch + Posesivo + drift = entender, enterarse, enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir.
Example: Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.» catch + Posesivo + eye = llamar la atención, atraer la atención, captar la atención, saltar a la vista, saltar a los ojos.
Example: Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.» catch + Posesivo + fancy = interesar, atraer, fascinar, seducir, encantar, encapricharse con, llamar la atención, atraer la atención.
Example: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.» catch + Posesivo + imagination = captar la imaginación, estimular la imaginación, captar el interés, atraer el interés, despertar el interés, despertar el entusiasmo, cautivar, entusiasmar.
Example: Thesaurofacet has caught the imagination of a number of other thesaurus constructors.» catch + Posesivo + interest = llamar la atención, atraer la atención.
Example: He was a real Renaissance man, dabbling in anything that caught his interest.» catch + sight of = mirar rápida y brevemente, ver, mirar, divisar.
Example: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.» catch + some Z's = echarse una cabezada, echarse una cabezadita, echarse un sueñecito.
Example: I often find myself cutting back on my sleep time when I'm super busy, even though I am a huge fan of catching some z's.» catch + the bus = coger el autobús, tomar el autobús.
Example: He said she was intending to catch the bus to Doncaster town centre where she was going to meet a friend.» catch + the fever = contagiarse, engancharse al carro, subirse al tren, aprovecharse de una oportunidad pasajera, seguir la moda.
Example: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.» catch + the flu = coger un trancazo, coger la gripe, pillar un trancazo, pillar la gripe.
Example: If you want to be one of the 20 percent of Americans who catch the flu this season, shake hands with a lot of sick people.» catch + the measles = coger el sarampión, pillar el sarampión.
Example: You can catch the measles from just being in the same area where an infected person was earlier that day!.» catch + the moment = aprovechar el momento, capturar el momento.
Example: She is truly a master at catching the moment and making creative use of light, colors, and textures to draw out emotion.» catch + the popular imagination = capturar la imaginación popular, captar la imaginación popular.
Example: In addition, no other scientist has caught the popular imagination like the tousle-haired Einstein.» catch + unprepared = coger desprevenido.
Example: The pace of social and technological development has caught many statesmen unprepared.» catch up on = ponerse al día en, ponerse al corriente de, recuperar.
Example: Non-book materials will need positive discrimination to catch up on the neglect in the past.» catch up on = pagar las consecuencias, pasar factura.
Example: No matter how well you are doing in life, be aware that your past can always catch up on you.» catch up to = alcanzar.
Example: Full-time jobs still haven't caught up to where they were before the recession.» catch up with = ponerse al día en, alcanzar, ponerse al corriente de.
Example: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.» catch up with = conseguir hablar con.
Example: We recently caught up with business magnate and entrepreneur Mouli Cohen for an interview.» eye + catch = notar, darse cuenta de, llamar la atención.
Example: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.» I'll catch you on the flipside = nos vemos, hasta mañana, hasta pronto, hasta luego.
Example: 'I'll see you (or catch you) on the flipside' became a catch phrase for some DJ's when closing a radio show during the vinyl record period = "Nos vemos" era una frase muy usada por algunos DJ's cuando terminaban sus programas de radios durante la época del disco de vinilo.» the early bird catches the worm = a quien madruga Dios le ayuda.
Example: According to the idiom 'the early bird catches the worm' we offer a 10% reduction of the course fee for those who apply before 15 July 2007 = De acuerdo con la expresión 'a quien madruga Dios le ayuda' le ofrecemos una reducción del 10% del importe del curso a los que se inscriban antes del 15 de julio del 2007.» when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold = cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias. [Usado para expresar la influencia que alguien tiene sobre otro]
Example: When the Library of Congress sneezes, we all catch cold.» You won't catch me doing it = ¡ni muerto!, ¡ni loco!, Rita la cantaora.
Example: That's truely roughing it and you won't catch me doing it anytime soon.catching
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» catching 10 = dar una cabezadita.
Example: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.» catching up = ponerse al día.
Example: In the former socialist countries of East Europe there has been an emphasis on the 'newly freed' social sciences and on 'catching up' in the applied sciences and technology.» eye-catching = llamativo, vistoso.
Example: Some titles are deliberately misleading or eye-catching, rather than informative.