catch

Englanti

Substantiivi

catch (monikko catches)

kiinniotto, sieppaus, koppi
kalansaalis, saalis
(kuvaannollisesti) löytö, saalis; aarre, helmi
That's quite a catch for just £10.

He's such a catch. Marry him!
(kuvaannollisesti) (piilevä) varjopuoli, haittapuoli, mutta
The job offer sounds too good to be true but there is a catch...

Why don't you accept it? What's the catch? - Mistä asia kiikastaa?
kompa
Be careful because there will be catch questions.
oivallus, hoksaus
kramppi, suonenveto
äänen katkeaminen t. murtuminen (hetkeksi)
kertosäe

Ääntäminen

IPA: /kʰæt͡ʃ/

Liittyvät sanat

catchy

Verbi

Taivutus
ind. prees. y. 3. p.	catches
part. prees.	catching
imp. & part. perf.	caught

catch

ottaa kiinni, saada kiinni, napata
The goalkeeper failed to catch the ball.

The police caught the escaped prisoner this morning.

I can't catch him; he is running too fast.

(jäädä kiinni jstn) The boys were caught smoking their father's cigarettes.
tarttua; takertua
She caught hold of his arm.

An insect caught in her hair; she screamed as she couldn't get it off.

This fabric is not nice. It catches on everything—rings, fingernails...
ehtiä; tavoittaa
to catch the train – ehtiä junaan

The village gossip hurried to the place to catch the news of what had happened.

Waltari's novel caught a great deal of the life and culture of ancient Egypt.
huomata; nähdä vilaukselta
I caught a glimpse of him running down the stairs.
ymmärtää, hoksata; saada selvää
He didn't quite catch what I meant.

He bellowed something after her which she didn't catch as the train was already on the move.
saada tartunta (sairaudesta)
I suppose she has caught cold.
joutua (yllättävään tai hankalaan tilanteeseen); joutua jonkin yllättämäksi
Civilians were caught in the middle of the fighting.

We were caught in a thunderstorm.

Snow seems to catch Finnish drivers by surprise every winter...
vangita, saada jonkun mielenkiinto tms.
it really caught her imagination
syttyä palamaan; (moottorista) käynnistyä
The rafters have caught! – Selkäpuut ovat tulessa!
(puhekieltä) katsoa, nähdä (ohjelma tms.)
Let's order a pizza and catch a movie.

Did you catch the game last night?

Ääntäminen

IPA: /kʰæt͡ʃ/

Liittyvät sanat

Fraasiverbit

catch on, catch out, catch up, catch up in, catch up on, catch up with

Johdokset

catchy

Idiomit

catch (someone's) eye, osua jonkun silmään, herättää jonkun mielenkiinto (katsekontaktilla)

That beautiful dress caught my eye immediately.

I can't believe I caught the eye of that famous model agent!

She caught my eye at the party and we struck up a conversation.

catch (someone's) drift, ymmärtää jonkun vihjaileva tarkoitus

He is ..."artistic". If you catch my drift...

to catch it (from someone), kuulla kunniansa, saada läksytys

If I'm not at home by eleven, I'm really going to catch it from my parents.

catch (someone) in the act, catch (someone) red-handed, catch (someone) with (their) pants down, saada kiinni itse teosta, saada kiinni housut kintuissa

Ranska

Substantiivi

catch m. (ei monikkoa)

amerikkalainen vapaapaini, showpaini

Liittyvät sanat

catcheur

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