| ترجمات رئيسية |
| catch-up n | informal (meeting to get up-to-date) | لقاء لمعرفة المستجدات |
| | I haven't seen you for ages; we'll have to have a proper catch-up soon. |
| | لم أرَك منذ وقت طويل. يجب أن نلتقي قريبًا لنعرف آخر المستجدات. |
| catch-up n | informal (attempt to match, compete) | محاولة لحاق، محاولة مجاراة |
| | The cyclist's catch-up ultimately failed, and he finished third in the race. |
| | لم تنجح محاولة الدرَّاج اللحاق بمنافسيه، وحلَّ في المرتبة الثالثة في السباق. |
| catch-up adj | informal (aimed at matching, competing) | تعويضيّ |
| | Inflation is rising fast, so the company intends to give its employees a catch-up pay rise. |
| | يرتفع التضخّم بسرعة كبيرة، ولذا تنوي الشركة إعطاء موظفيها زيادة تعويضية على الراتب. |
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| catch up vi phrasal | (go as fast) | يلحق بشخص، يدرك شخصًا |
| | Mira slowed down so that her younger sister could catch up. |
catch up with [sb/sth],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (go as fast as) | يدرك شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | I walk faster than he does, so I wait at each corner for him to catch up with me. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (join, reach) | يلحق بشخص |
| | You go on ahead; I'll catch up with you as soon as I've finished my work here. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) | يعوّض عن التأخير |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | يلحّق |
| | I missed a week of work, and now I have to catch up. |
| catch [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (join, reach) | يلحق بشخص، يلاقي شخصًا |
| | Start walking and I'll catch you up; I need to fetch my coat first. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) | يعوّض عن التأخير في شيء |
| | Audrey sighed when she saw that she had to catch up on a huge pile of work. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (repay: with [sth] bad) (مجازي) | يدفع ثمن شيء |
| | Finally, his unhealthy habits caught up with him and he became very sick. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (apprehend: criminal) | يمسك بشخص |
| | The cops finally caught up with the shoplifter outside the stock exchange. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (exchange news) | يطّلع على آخر المستجدات |
| | | يطلّع على ما فاته من أخبار |
| | My friends and I like to catch up over a coffee once a month. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (exchange news) | يعرف أخبار شخص |
| | It was a pleasure to catch up with everyone at the family reunion. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (get up to date) | يطّلع على آخر... |
| | I phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home. |