catch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for catch in the English»French Dictionary

I.catch [Brit katʃ, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ] N

II.catch <pret, pp caught> [Brit katʃ, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ] VB trans

14. catch SPORTS → catch out

15. catch (trick) → catch out

16. catch (manage to reach) → catch up

III.catch <pret, pp caught> [Brit katʃ, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ] VB intr

See also catch up, catch out, unawares, short, foot, cut short, cold, chill, balance

I.catch up VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch up)

II.catch up VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch [sb/sth] up)

III.catch up VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch [sth] up in) (tangle)

I.catch out VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch [sb] out)

unawares [Brit ʌnəˈwɛːz, Am ˌənəˈwɛrz] ADV

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

2. short ELEC → short circuit

III.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

IV.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

VII.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] VB trans, intr

short ELEC → short circuit

VIII.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

I.foot <pl feet> [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] N

1. foot ANAT:

à pied
my foot inf!
mon œil! inf
to catch sb on the wrong foot

I.cut short VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut short [sth], cut [sth] short)

II.cut short VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut [sb] short)

I.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] N

II.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADJ

III.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADV

IV.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld]

I.chill [Brit tʃɪl, Am tʃɪl] N

II.chill [Brit tʃɪl, Am tʃɪl] ADJ

III.chill [Brit tʃɪl, Am tʃɪl] VB trans

IV.chill [Brit tʃɪl, Am tʃɪl] VB intr

I.balance [Brit ˈbal(ə)ns, Am ˈbæləns] N

1. balance (stable position):

balance lit, fig
to catch sb off balance fig

II.balance [Brit ˈbal(ə)ns, Am ˈbæləns] VB trans

III.balance [Brit ˈbal(ə)ns, Am ˈbæləns] VB intr

I.catch up VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch up)

II.catch up VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch [sb/sth] up)

III.catch up VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch [sth] up in) (tangle)

catch-all [Brit, Am ˈkɛtʃˌɔl] N

catch-up [Brit ˈkatʃʌp, Am ˈkætʃˌəp] N

I.catch out VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -] (catch [sb] out)

catch on VB [Brit katʃ -, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -]

catch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for catch in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

II.catch <-es pp, pt caught> [kætʃ] VB trans

Translations for catch in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

catch Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to catch a ball on the bounce
to catch sb with their trousers [or Am, Aus pants] down
to catch one's death (of cold)
to catch an animal in a trap
go on, I'll catch up with you
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Keep calm and catch an eyeful of some gorgeous gift inspiration...
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The boy's father used his son to catch the store in the act after he was found taking laughing gas at school.
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When drifting fish hits a pole, a fisherman feels this and pulls the catch out.
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The figure eight has become a general term used for all boat-side tactics used to catch a following fish.
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Expecting to find a small fish population, the researchers caught twenty fish in one catch, increasing previous estimates of the loch's fish population about ninefold.
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Fishing and canning are the main local industries, with fishermen using the "mattanza" technique to catch tuna.
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Something should also be placed below the patient to catch any urine that leaks during removal.
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The safety catch wasn't on, police said.
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Often the coxswain would be thrown into the air to catch the chicken.
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Red foxes seem to dislike the taste of moles, but will nonetheless catch them alive and present them to their kits as playthings.
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