capture

capter, saisir

Enregistrer une image ou un son, ou rendre clairement un sentiment dans une œuvre d’art.

En anglais simple : To record a sight or sound, or show a feeling clearly through art.

• The camera captured his smile.
• Her song captures the sadness of leaving home.
• We captured the birds' calls with a small recorder.

Comment l'utiliser : capture something on film (She captured the falling snow on film.); capture something in something (He captured her excitement in his painting.)

Synonymes : record, portray

Expressions courantes : capture an image, capture a moment, capture the mood, capture on film

capturer

Attraper une personne ou un animal et l’empêcher de partir.

En anglais simple : To catch a person or animal and prevent them from leaving.

• They captured the escaped tiger.
• The enemy captured three soldiers near the border.
• Can the police capture the suspect alive?

Synonymes : catch, seize, take prisoner

Contraires : release, free

Expressions courantes : capture someone alive, capture an animal, capture a suspect

capter, retenir

Attirer fortement l’attention de quelqu’un et éveiller son intérêt.

En anglais simple : To make someone very interested in something.

• The story captured my attention.
• Space travel captures many children's imagination.
• Her unusual idea captured the interest of several investors.

Synonymes : engage, attract, hold

Expressions courantes : capture someone's attention, capture someone's imagination, capture someone's interest

prendre, s'emparer de

S’emparer d’un lieu ou d’un objet, souvent en combattant ou en participant à une compétition.

En anglais simple : To take control of a place or object, often by fighting or competing.

• The army captured the town.
• Our team must capture the other team's flag.
• They captured the fort after a long battle.

Synonymes : take, seize, take over

Contraires : surrender

Expressions courantes : capture a city, capture the flag, capture enemy territory

conquérir, séduire

Faire naître chez quelqu’un de l’amour ou une grande affection pour une personne ou une chose.

En anglais simple : To make someone love you or feel strong affection for something.

• Her smile captured his heart.
• The little dog quickly captured our hearts.
• Can this young singer capture the nation's heart?

Synonymes : win, charm

Expressions courantes : capture someone's heart, capture someone's affections

faire la une

Devenir une nouvelle importante dont on parle beaucoup dans les médias.

En anglais simple : To become an important news story that receives a lot of attention.

• The scandal captured the headlines.
• Her unexpected victory captured national headlines.
• The announcement will capture the headlines tomorrow.

Synonymes : make headlines, dominate the news

Expressions courantes : capture the headlines, capture national headlines

capture

Action d’attraper une personne ou un animal et de l’empêcher de partir.

En anglais simple : The act of catching a person or animal and preventing them from leaving.

• The thief escaped capture.
• Police announced the capture of two suspects.
• The soldier feared capture by enemy forces.

Comment l'utiliser : capture of someone/something (The capture of the escaped lion ended the search.)

Synonymes : catching, seizure

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : capture of someone, avoid capture, escape capture

capture, enregistrement

Fait d’enregistrer des images, des sons ou des informations pour les utiliser plus tard.

En anglais simple : The process of recording images, sounds, or information so they can be used later.

• This software supports video capture.
• Audio capture starts when you press the red button.
• We improved data capture on the new devices.

Synonymes : recording

Expressions courantes : video capture, audio capture, data capture, screen capture