catch

[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb

1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) chytiť, upútať

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) chytiť

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) chytiť pri

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) dostať

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) zachytiť (sa)

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) zasiahnuť

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) rozumieť

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) chytiť sa

2. noun

1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) chytenie, zachytenie, chyták

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) zámok, západka

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) úlovok

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) háčik

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- catching

- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up

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• zahliadnut

• stihnút

• úlovok

• chytit

• pochopit

• porozumiet

• korist