catch in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for catch in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.catch [Brit katʃ, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ] N

1. catch (fastening):

catch (on purse, brooch)

fermaglio m

catch (on purse, brooch)

gancio m

catch (on purse, brooch)

chiusura f

catch (on window, door)

fermo m

2. catch (drawback):

catch fig

trappola f

what's the catch?

dov'è il tranello?

3. catch (break in voice):

with a catch in his voice

con un'esitazione or un sussulto nella voce

4. catch (act of catching):

catch

presa f

to take a catch Brit, to make a catch Am SPORTS

effettuare una presa

to play catch

giocare a palla

5. catch FISH (haul):

catch

pesca f

catch

retata f

to have a good catch

fare una buona pesca

6. catch:

catch HISTORY, MUS

= canzone a canone con testo di carattere umoristico o osceno

7. catch (marriage partner):

to be a good catch

essere un buon partito

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

1. catch:

catch (hold and retain) person: ball

prendere, afferrare

catch fish, mouse

prendere, catturare

catch container: water, dust

raccogliere

catch (by running) person: person

prendere, acchiappare

I managed to catch her in (at home)

riuscii a trovarla

2. catch (take by surprise):

catch person, thief

prendere, sorprendere

to catch sb doing

sorprendere qn a fare

to be or get caught

farsi prendere or sorprendere

to catch sb in the act, to catch sb at it inf

cogliere qn in flagrante or sul fatto

you wouldn't catch me smoking, arriving late!

non mi sorprenderai mai a fumare, in ritardo!

you won't catch me at it again!

non mi pescherai di nuovo!

we got caught in the rain, in the storm

fummo sorpresi dalla pioggia, dalla tempesta

you've caught me at an awkward moment

mi hai preso in un brutto momento

to catch sb off balance fig

cogliere qn alla sprovvista

to catch sb on the wrong foot

cogliere qn in contropiede

to be caught short

essere colto di sorpresa

to catch sb unawares

cogliere qn alla sprovvista

3. catch (be in time for):

catch bus, train, plane

(riuscire a) prendere

to catch the last post or mail

essere in tempo per l'ultima levata della posta

4. catch (manage to see):

catch programme

prendere, riuscire a vedere

catch show, play

arrivare in tempo per

5. catch (grasp):

catch hand, arm, branch, rope

afferrare, prendere

catch interest, imagination

catturare, attrarre

to catch hold of sth

afferrare or prendere qc

to catch sb's attention or eye

attirare l'attenzione di qn

to catch the Speaker's eye Brit POL

ottenere la parola

to catch the chairman's eye ADMIN

ottenere la parola

to catch some sleep inf

dormire un po'

6. catch (hear):

catch word, name

comprendere, afferrare

do you catch my meaning?

riesci a capire quello che voglio dire?

7. catch (perceive):

catch smell

sentire

catch sound

distinguere

catch look

cogliere, notare

to catch sight of sb, sth

scorgere or avvistare qn, qc

8. catch (get stuck):

to catch one's fingers in drawer, door

prendersi le dita in

to catch one's shirt, sleeve on nail

impigliarsi la camicia, la manica in

to get one's head, hand caught

avere la testa, mano bloccata or chiusa (in in; between tra)

to get one's shirt, sweater caught

impigliarsi la camicia, il maglione (on in)

to get caught in person: net, thorns, barbed wire

rimanere impigliato in

9. catch disease, virus, flu:

catch

prendere, contrarre

to catch a cold

prendere un raffreddore

to catch a chill

prendere freddo

10. catch (hit):

catch object, person

prendere, colpire

the ball, stone caught him on the head

la palla, la pietra lo colpì in testa

to catch sth with elbow, broom handle

colpire qc con

to catch sb (with) a blow

dare or sferrare un colpo a qn

11. catch (have an effect on):

catch sun, light: object, raindrops

fare risplendere

catch wind: paper, bag

portare via

to catch one's breath

trattenere il respiro

12. catch:

to catch the sun

prendere il sole

to catch fire or light

prendere fuoco

to catch the light

riflettere la luce

13. catch (capture):

catch atmosphere, mood, spirit

rendere, cogliere

to catch sth on film

fissare qc sulla pellicola

14. catch SPORTS (in cricket, baseball):

catch batsman

mettere fuori gioco

15. catch (trick):

catch

ingannare, giocare un tiro a

16. catch (manage to reach):

catch

raggiungere

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

1. catch (become stuck):

to catch on sth shirt, sleeve:

impigliarsi in

to catch on sth wheel: frame

fregare contro

2. catch (start to burn):

catch wood, coal:

accendersi, prendere (fuoco)

catch fire:

prendere

IV.catch [Brit katʃ, Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ]

you'll catch it! inf

guai a te!

catch pole, catch poll [ˈkætʃˌpəʊl] N HISTORY

catch pole (in medieval England)

= agente alle dipendenze dello sceriffo che aveva il compito di arrestare i debitori insolventi

catch-as-catch-can [Am ˌkætʃəzˌkætʃˈkæn] N

catch-as-catch-can

catch m

catch question [ˈkætʃˌkwestʃən] N

catch question

domanda f trabocchetto

I.catch up VB [katʃ -] (catch up)

catch up (in race)

recuperare, riprendere terreno

catch up (in work)

recuperare, mettersi in pari

to catch up with person, vehicle

raggiungere

to catch up on work, sleep

recuperare

to catch up on news, gossip

aggiornarsi su

II.catch up VB [katʃ -] (catch [sb, sth] up)

1. catch up (manage to reach):

catch up

raggiungere

2. catch up (pick up):

catch up bag, child

tirare su, prendere (in in)

III.catch up VB [katʃ -] (catch [sth] up in) (tangle)

catch up barbed wire, thorns, chain

impigliarsi in

to get one's feet caught up in sth

prendersi i piedi in qc

I got my skirt caught up in the thorns

mi si impigliò la gonna nelle spine

to get caught up in enthusiasm, excitement

farsi trascinare or prendere da

to get caught up in traffic

rimanere bloccato in

to get caught up in war, bombing

trovarsi nel mezzo di

to get caught up in scandal, fight, argument

trovarsi coinvolto or implicato in

catch-all [Brit, Am ˈkɛtʃˌɔl] N

catch-all

termine m generico

catch-all before n term, word, expression

generico

catch-all clause

polivalente

catch-all category, list

completo, esaustivo

catch-up [Brit ˈkatʃʌp, Am ˈkætʃˌəp] N

to be playing catch-up

cercare di recuperare

catch on VB [katʃ -]

1. catch on (become popular):

catch on fashion, activity, idea:

prendere piede, diffondersi

catch on song, TV programme:

diventare famoso (with presso, tra)

2. catch on (understand):

catch on

comprendere

catch on

afferrare

to catch on to sth

capire qc

catch at VB [katʃ -] (catch at [sth]) (grasp)

catch at

cercare di afferrare also fig

safety catch [Brit] N (on gun, knife)

safety catch

dispositivo m di sicurezza

safety catch

sicura f

catch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for catch in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.catch <caught, caught> [kætʃ] VB trans

1. catch (hold moving object):

catch

afferrare

catch person

prendere

catch person

catturare

to catch sb at a bad moment

cogliere qu in un momento poco opportuno

2. catch (entangle):

to get caught in sth

rimanere incastrato in qc

to get caught up in sth

rimanere coinvolto in qc

to get caught on sth

rimanere impigliato in qc

3. catch (collect):

catch

raccogliere

4. catch:

catch (capture an expression)

percepire

catch (hear)

sentire

5. catch (attract):

catch

attirare

6. catch (get):

catch

prendere

to catch the bus

prendere l'autobus

7. catch (understand):

catch

capire

8. catch:

catch (notice)

rendersi conto di

catch (by chance)

notare (per caso)

9. catch (discover by surprise):

to catch sb doing sth

cogliere qu mentre fa qc

to catch sb red-handed fig

cogliere qu in flagrante

to catch sb with their pants down, to catch sb napping fig

cogliere qu alla sprovvista

10. catch MED (become infected):

catch

prendere

11. catch (start burning):

catch fire

prendere

II.catch <-es> [kætʃ] N

1. catch (fish caught):

catch

pesca f

2. catch (fastening device):

catch

chiusura f

catch on window

fermo m

3. catch inf (suitable partner):

he's a good catch

è un buon partito

4. catch (trick):

catch

tranello m

I.catch up VB intr

to catch up with sb

raggiungere qu

to catch up with sth (make up lost time)

recuperare qc

to catch up with sth (equal the standard)

mettersi in pari con qc

II.catch up VB trans

to catch sb up

mettersi in pari con qu

catch phrase [ˈkætʃ·freɪz] N

catch phrase

slogan m inv

catch on VB intr

1. catch on (become popular):

catch on

prendere piede

2. catch on inf (understand):

catch on

capire

Translations for catch in the Italian»English Dictionary

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buscarsi l'influenza

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catch Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to catch a glimpse of

intravedere

to catch one's death of cold

prendersi un malanno

to catch sb at a bad moment

cogliere qu in un momento poco opportuno

to catch sb with their pants down, to catch sb napping fig

cogliere qu alla sprovvista

ideally, we could catch the train

l'ideale sarebbe prendere il treno

to catch a sniff of sth

sentire odore di qc

to catch a whiff of sth

sentire odore di qc

to catch sb in the act

cogliere qu sul fatto

to stop to catch one's breath

prendere fiato

to catch sb in the act

prendere qu in castagna fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Many types of unruly conduct may fit the definition of disorderly conduct, as such statutes are often used as catch-all crimes.

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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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Why do we need three boats to go and catch a certain species of fish when we can just have two boats there and have some sort of cooperative arrangement?

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At the end of hay-making a sheep would be loosed in the meadow among the mowers, for him to keep who could catch it.

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The safety catch wasn't on, police said.

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He was the only college football player that seasonall divisionsto catch at least 10 passes in every game.

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Just as often as a lion will catch a honey badger, a honey badger will actually fight off a lion.

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Where such sub-districts are used elsewhere such as on street signs and maps, the original unsuffixed catch-all versions often remain in use instead.

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Look at the pictures while we hear from some of the legends of old time catch wrestling talking about their approaches to the hammerlock.

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When drifting fish hits a pole, a fisherman feels this and pulls the catch out.

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