| Principal Translations |
| catch [sth]⇒ vtr | (grasp moving object) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | pillar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmC, MX, BO) | cachar⇒ vtr |
| | | atrapar⇒ vtr |
| Note: El verbo «coger» es tabú en algunos países sudamericanos como la Argentina, no así en América Central, España, México y otras regiones. |
| | I can catch the ball with one hand. |
| | Puedo coger la pelota con una mano. |
| catch [sth] vtr | (transport) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | | tomar⇒ vtr |
| | Bill needs to catch a bus from town. |
| | Bill tiene que coger el autobús desde la ciudad. |
| catch [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (grasp, seize) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | | coger⇒ vtr |
| | Jason caught her by the wrist. |
| | Jason la agarró por la muñeca. |
| catch [sth]⇒ vtr | (fishing, hunting) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | | atrapar⇒ vtr |
| | (caza) | apresar⇒ vtr |
| | (pesca) | pescar⇒ vtr |
| | We caught five salmon in the river. |
| | Cogimos cinco salmones en el río. |
| catch [sth] vtr | (disease) (coloquial) | coger⇒, pescar⇒, agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | (ES: coloquial) | pillar⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | contraer⇒ vtr |
| | Leah catches a cold every winter. |
| | Leah coge un resfriado todos los inviernos. |
| catch⇒ vtr | (discover unexpectedly) | atrapar⇒, capturar⇒, apresar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | pillar⇒ vtr |
| | | pillar por sorpresa loc verb |
| | | coger⇒ vtr |
| | The police caught him in the act. |
| | La policía le atrapó con las manos en la masa. |
| catch vi | (become entangled) | enredarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | pillarse⇒ v prnl |
| | As I was riding my bicycle, my shoelaces caught on the gears. |
| | Mientras montaba en bicicleta mis cordones se enredaron en los engranes. |
| catch n | (action: grasping [sth]) | agarrar nf |
| | (AmL) | atajada nf |
| | Wendy's catch saved the vase from breaking on the floor. |
| | Wendy agarró el jarrón y lo salvó de estrellarse contra el piso. |
| | La atajada de Wendy salvó el jarrón de estrellarse contra el piso. |
| Additional Translations |
| catch n | (fishing, hunting) (pesca) | pesca nf |
| | (caza) | captura nf |
| | Salmon is the catch of the day. |
| | El salmón es la pesca del día. |
| | El salmón es la captura del día. |
| catch n | informal (condition) | truco nm |
| | | trampa nf |
| | What's the catch? |
| | ¿Dónde está el truco? |
| catch n | (fastening) | cierre nm |
| | (puertas, ventanas) | pestillo nm |
| | (puertas) | cerrojo nm |
| | The catch on the suitcase is stuck. |
| | El cierre de la maleta está atascado. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El pestillo de la puerta está atascado. |
| catch n | (sport: catching ball) | parada nf |
| | (AmL) | atajada nf |
| | (NI, VE; béisbol) | atrapada nf |
| | The goalkeeper's catch saved the game for the home team. |
| | La parada del portero salvó la victoria del equipo local. |
| catch n | (song) (música) | canon nm |
| | Eddie loves to sing songs and catches from the Victorian era. |
| | A Eddie le encanta cantar canciones y cánones de la época victoriana. |
a catch,
quite a catch,
a real catch n | informal, figurative ([sb] worth marrying) (figurado) | partido nm |
| | I hear her new man is quite a catch! |
| | ¡Escuche que su nuevo novio es todo un partido! |
| catch n | uncountable (game: throwing ball back and forth) (juego) | pasarse la pelota loc nom f |
| | | atrapar la pelota loc nom f |
| | The boys were playing a game of catch, but William kept dropping the ball. |
| | Los chicos estaban jugando a pasarse la pelota, pero a William siempre se le caía. |
| catch n | (unsteadiness in voice) | voz quebrada nf + adj |
| | | voz entrecortada nf + adj |
| | I could tell from the catch in Steven's voice that this was an emotive issue for him. |
| | Por la voz quebrada de Steven podía darme cuenta de que este era un tema sensible para él. |
| catch vi | informal (begin to burn) | prenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | | incendiarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Lou dropped a match and the gasoline caught. |
| | A Lou se le cayó una cerilla y se prendió la gasolina. |
| | A Lou se le cayó una cerilla y la gasolina se incendió. |
| catch vi | US (sport: be catcher) | jugar de catcher loc verb |
| | Jennifer is catching in the softball game today. |
| | Jennifer juega de catcher hoy en el partido de softball. |
| catch vi | (voice: be unsteady) (voz) | quebrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | entrecortarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Lara's voice caught on her late husband's name, and she began to cry. |
| | La voz de Lara se quebró al decir el nombre de su difunto marido, y empezó a llorar. |
| catch [sth]⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (see) (TV) | ver⇒ vtr |
| | (TV, radio) | escuchar⇒ vtr |
| | Did you catch the news last night? |
| | ¿Viste las noticias anoche? |
| | ¿Escuchaste las noticias anoche? |
| catch [sth] vtr | informal, figurative (hear) | entender⇒, captar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | pillar⇒ vtr |
| | I didn't catch what you said. |
| | No he entendido lo que has dicho. |
| | No he pillado lo que has dicho. |
| catch [sb]⇒ vtr | ([sb] departing) | alcanzar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | pillar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar alcance a alguien loc verb |
| | | coger⇒ vtr |
| | You might be able to catch him if you hurry. |
| | Quizá lo alcances si te das prisa. |
| catch [sth]⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (see, not miss) | ir a ver loc verb |
| | Let's catch the art show at the museum before it closes. |
| | Vayamos a ver al exposición de arte antes de que cierre. |
| catch [sth] in [sth]⇒ vtr | usu passive (entangle) | quedar atrapado loc verb |
| | | enredarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The fly was caught in the spider's web. |
| | La mosca quedó atrapada en la telaraña. |
| | La mosca se enredó en la telaraña. |
| catch [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (gesture, likeness) | captar⇒ vtr |
| | The artist caught her expression beautifully. |
| | El artista captó su expresión de una manera muy bella. |
| catch [sth] vtr | US, informal (take momentarily) | sujetar⇒, sostener⇒ vtr |
| | Would you just catch my coat for a second while I make a telephone call? |
| | ¿Podrías sujetar mi abrigo un segundo mientras hago una llamada? |
| | ¿podrías coger mi abrigo un segundo mientras hago una llamada? |
| catch [sb] doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (discover unexpectedly) (coloquial) | pillar a alguien haciendo algo loc verb |
| | | encontrar a alguien haciendo algo loc verb |
| | | descubrir a alguien haciendo algo loc verb |
| | Alice caught her boyfriend eating cookies in the middle of the night. |
| | Alice pilló a su novio comiendo galletas en mitad de la noche. |
| catch at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (reach for [sth]) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | | coger⇒ vtr |
| Note: En algunos países "coger" tiene connotaciones sexuales. |
| | Jane caught at Pete's arm and pulled him back onto the sidewalk as a car zoomed past. |
| | Jane agarró el brazo de Pete y lo jaló hacia la acera en el momento que un auto pasaba a toda velocidad. |
Locuciones verbales
catch | catching |
| catch on vi phrasal | informal (person: understand) | captar⇒ vtr |
| | | comprender⇒, entender⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | pescar⇒ vtr |
| | I told her that he'd poisoned his wife with arsenic, but she didn't catch on. |
| | Le comenté que él había envenenado a su esposa con arsénico, pero ella no lo captó. |
| catch on vi phrasal | informal ([sth]: become popular) | ponerse de moda loc verb |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | pegar⇒ vi |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | prender⇒ vi |
| | Do you think that the practice of people sewing their own clothing will ever catch on again? |
| | ¿Crees que la costumbre de que la gente se cosa su propia ropa alguna vez se pondrá de moda de nuevo? |
| catch [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | UK, often passive, informal (discover deceit) | atrapar a vtr + prep |
| | | pillar a vtr + prep |
| | The detective suspected the suspect was lying, so she kept asking him questions in the hope of catching him out. |
| | La detective creía que el sospechoso mentía, así que siguió interrogándolo con la esperanza de atraparlo. |
| catch up vi phrasal | (go as fast) | alcanzar⇒ vtr |
| | Mira slowed down so that her younger sister could catch up. |
| | Mira aminoró la marcha para que su hermana menor pudiera alcanzarla. |
catch up with [sb/sth],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (go as fast as) | alcanzar a vtr + prep |
| | | alcanzar⇒ vtr |
| | I walk faster than he does, so I wait at each corner for him to catch up with me. |
| | Camino más rápido que él, así que lo espero en cada esquina para que me alcance. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (join, reach) | alcanzar a vtr + prep |
| | | pillar a vtr + prep |
| | You go on ahead; I'll catch up with you as soon as I've finished my work here. |
| | Tú ve primero, yo te alcanzo cuando haya terminado mi trabajo. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) | ponerse al día loc verb |
| | I missed a week of work, and now I have to catch up. |
| | Perdí unos días de trabajo, ahora tengo que ponerme al día. |
| catch [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (join, reach) | alcanzar a vtr + prep |
| | Start walking and I'll catch you up; I need to fetch my coat first. |
| | Empieza a caminar y yo te alcanzo, necesito coger mi abrigo primero. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) | ponerse al día con expr |
| | Audrey sighed when she saw that she had to catch up on a huge pile of work. |
| | Audrey suspiró cuando se dio cuenta de que tenía que ponerse al día con una enorme pila de trabajo. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (repay: with [sth] bad) (coloquial, figurado) | pasar factura loc verb |
| | | tener consecuencias loc verb |
| | Finally, his unhealthy habits caught up with him and he became very sick. |
| | Finalmente sus hábitos poco saludables pasaron factura y se enfermó. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (apprehend: criminal) | atrapar a, agarrar a vtr + prep |
| | | capturar a vtr + prep |
| | | coger a vtr + prep |
| | (ES) | pillar a vtr + prep |
| | The cops finally caught up with the shoplifter outside the stock exchange. |
| | Finalmente, la policía capturó al ladrón fuera de la casa de cambio. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (exchange news) (novedades) | ponerse al día loc verb |
| | My friends and I like to catch up over a coffee once a month. |
| | A mis amigos y a mí nos gusta tomar un café y ponernos al día una vez al mes. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (exchange news) | reencontrarse con, rencontrarse con v prnl + prep |
| | | volver a reunirse con, volver a verse con, volver a encontrarse con loc verb + prep |
| | It was a pleasure to catch up with everyone at the family reunion. |
| | Fue un placer reencontrarse con todos en la reunión familiar. |
| | Fue un placer volver a reunirse con todos en la reunión familiar. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (get up to date) | ponerse al día con, ponerse al día de loc verb + prep |
| | | poner al tanto de loc verb + prep |
| | I phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home. |
| | Hablé por teléfono con mi hermano y me puse al día con todas las novedades y los chismes del pueblo. |