catch

A. n

• 1 (on purse, door) fermeture (f)

• 2 (drawback) piège (m)

• 3 (act of catching) prise (f) to play catch = jouer à la balle

• 4 (in fishing) pêche (f); (one fish) prise (f)

B. vtr

• 1 [person] attraper [ball, fish, person] to catch hold of sth = attraper qch to catch sb's attention or eye = attirer l'attention de qn to catch sight of sb/sth = apercevoir qn/qch

• 2 (take by surprise) prendre, attraper to catch sb doing = surprendre qn en train de faire we got caught in the rain = nous avons été surpris par la pluie

• 3 prendre [bus, plane]

• 4 (grasp) prendre [hand, arm]; agripper [branch, rope]; captiver, éveiller [interest]

• 5 (hear) saisir (fam) comprendre

• 6to catch one's fingers in = se prendre les doigts dans [drawer, door] to get one's shirt caught on = accrocher sa chemise à [nail] to get caught in = se prendre dans [barbed wire, thorns]

• 7 attraper [cold, disease, flu]

• 8to catch fire = prendre feu, s'enflammer

C. vi

• 1to catch on [shirt] = s'accrocher à [nail]; [wheel] = frotter contre [frame]

• 2 [wood, fire] prendre