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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
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I. attraper [atʀape] VB trans

1. attraper (saisir en mouvement):

attraper personne, animal, ballon
to catch
tiens, attrape!
here, catch!
attraper qc au vol
to catch sth in mid air

2. attraper (capturer):

attraper malfaiteur, animal
to catch
attraper une vache au lasso
to catch a cow with a lasso, to lasso a cow
se faire attraper
to get caught
attrapez-le!
stop him!

3. attraper (prendre):

attraper corde, main, jambe
to catch hold of
attraper qc à deux mains
to catch hold of sth with both hands
attraper qn par le bras/la manche
to catch hold of sb by the arm/the sleeve
attraper une bouteille par le goulot
to pick up a bottle by the neck
tu peux attraper le livre sur l'étagère?
can you reach and get the book from the shelf?

4. attraper (contracter) inf personne:

attraper maladie, virus
to catch
attraper coup de soleil
to get
attraper manie, accent
to pick up
attraper froid
to catch cold
attraper un torticolis
to get a stiff neck
j'ai attrapé mal dans le dos/mal à la tête
I got a backache/a headache
il a attrapé l'accent de la région
he's picked up the local accent
tu vas attraper du mal!
you'll catch something!

5. attraper (surprendre) inf:

attraper personne
to catch [sb] out
il a été bien attrapé d'apprendre que …
he was really caught out by the news that …
attraper qn à faire ou en train de faire fig
to catch sb doing

6. attraper (réprimander) inf:

attraper personne
to tell [sb] off
se faire attraper (par qn)
to get told off (by sb)

7. attraper (recevoir) inf:

attraper coup, punition, amende
to get

8. attraper (saisir par la pensée) inf:

attraper mots, phrase
to catch
attraper idées
to pick up

II. s'attraper VB refl

s'attraper refl maladie:

s'attraper
to be caught
attraper qn par le colback sl
to grab sb by the scruff of the neck
attraper une chaude-pisse
to catch the clap
tu vas attraper la crève
you'll catch a chill ou your death of cold
tu ne risques pas d'attraper une méningite! hum
you're not exactly straining yourself!
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English
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French
to get sunstroke
attraper une insolation
bobble
mal attraper
lasso
attraper [qc] au lasso
nobble
attraper [qn] au passage
to come down with flu
attraper une grippe

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. attraper [atʀape] VB trans

1. attraper (capturer, saisir):

attraper qn/un animal par qc
to catch sb/an animal with sth

2. attraper (saisir, atteindre, avoir):

attraper
to catch
attraper qn à faire qc
to catch sb doing sth
attraper le bus/une maladie
to catch the bus/a disease
attrape!
catch!

3. attraper (tromper):

attraper qn
to catch sb out
être bien attrapé
to be caught out

4. attraper (comprendre):

attraper bribes, paroles
to catch

5. attraper (savoir reproduire):

attraper comportement, style, accent
to pick up

6. attraper (recevoir):

attraper punition, amende
to get

II. attraper [atʀape] VB refl s'attraper

1. attraper (se transmettre):

s'attraper
to get caught

2. attraper (s'assimiler):

l'accent anglais, ça ne s'attrape qu'en Angleterre!
you can only pick up the English accent in England!
avoir/attraper la crève
to have/catch a cold
attraper une (bonne) suée
to work up a good sweat
attraper un rhume
to catch a cold
English
English
French
French
nobble
attraper
to get airsick
attraper le mal de l'air
to grab sb by the lapels
attraper qn par le col
to discover sb doing sth
attraper qn en train de faire qc
to be/get sunburned
avoir/attraper un coup de soleil
to catch a disease
attraper une maladie
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
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I. attraper [atʀape] VB trans

1. attraper (capturer, saisir):

attraper qn/un animal par qc
to catch sb/an animal with sth

2. attraper (saisir, atteindre, avoir):

attraper
to catch
attraper qn à faire qc
to catch sb doing sth
attraper le bus/une maladie
to catch the bus/a disease
attrape!
catch!

3. attraper (tromper):

attraper qn
to catch sb out
être bien attrapé
to be caught out

4. attraper (comprendre):

attraper bribes, paroles
to catch

5. attraper (savoir reproduire):

attraper comportement, style, accent
to pick up

6. attraper (recevoir):

attraper punition, amende
to get

II. attraper [atʀape] VB refl s'attraper

1. attraper (se transmettre):

attraper maladie contagieuse
to get caught

2. attraper (s'assimiler):

l'accent américain, ça ne s'attrape qu'aux USA!
you can only pick up the American accent in the USA!
attraper une (bonne) suée
to work up a good sweat
attraper un rhume
to catch a cold
English
English
French
French
to grab sb by the lapels
attraper qn par le col
to get airsick
attraper le mal de l'air
to discover sb doing sth
attraper qn en train de faire qc
to catch a disease
attraper une maladie
to be/get sunburned
avoir/attraper un coup de soleil
to find sb out
attraper qn
field ball
attraper et relancer
Présent
j'attrape
tuattrapes
il/elle/onattrape
nousattrapons
vousattrapez
ils/ellesattrapent
Imparfait
j'attrapais
tuattrapais
il/elle/onattrapait
nousattrapions
vousattrapiez
ils/ellesattrapaient
Passé simple
j'attrapai
tuattrapas
il/elle/onattrapa
nousattrapâmes
vousattrapâtes
ils/ellesattrapèrent
Futur simple
j'attraperai
tuattraperas
il/elle/onattrapera
nousattraperons
vousattraperez
ils/ellesattraperont
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