catch

réception, prise

Action d’arrêter et de tenir un objet qui vole dans l’air, notamment un ballon.

En anglais simple : The act of stopping and holding something moving through the air, especially a ball.

• That was a great catch!
• She made a catch with one hand.
• The player dropped an easy catch near the boundary.

Expressions courantes : make a catch, great catch, one-handed catch

prise, pêche

Poissons ou autres choses que quelqu’un a capturés.

En anglais simple : The fish or other things that someone has captured.

• The fishermen brought home their catch.
• Today's catch included three large salmon.
• We sold our catch at the market.

Comment l'utiliser : a catch of something (They returned with a large catch of trout.)

Synonymes : haul

Expressions courantes : daily catch, large catch, catch of fish

capture, arrestation

Action de saisir une personne ou un animal qui tente de s’échapper.

En anglais simple : The act of taking hold of a person or animal that is trying to escape.

• The escaped dog proved an easy catch.
• The catch of the fugitive followed months of police work.
• The trap allowed a safe catch of the injured fox.

Comment l'utiliser : the catch of someone/something (The catch of the escaped animal ended a long search.)

Synonymes : capture, apprehension

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : successful catch, catch of someone, easy catch

canon

Ancien type de chant où plusieurs personnes chantent la même mélodie en commençant à des moments différents.

En anglais simple : An old kind of song where several singers sing the same tune, starting at different times.

• The singers performed a lively catch.
• We sang a catch in three parts.
• The concert included catches by seventeenth-century composers.

Synonymes : round

Expressions courantes : sing a catch, three-part catch

attraper, rattraper

Arrêter et tenir quelque chose qui bouge, généralement avec les mains.

En anglais simple : To stop and hold something that is moving, usually with your hands.

• Can you catch this ball?
• She caught the glass before it fell.
• He catches the keys I throw to him.

Synonymes : grab

Expressions courantes : catch a ball, catch something, catch with hands

attraper, capturer

Attraper une personne ou un animal qui essaie de s’enfuir.

En anglais simple : To capture a person or animal that is trying to get away.

• We caught two fish today.
• The police caught the thief near the station.
• This trap catches mice without hurting them.

Synonymes : capture, trap, snare

Contraires : release, free

Expressions courantes : catch a fish, catch a thief, catch a mouse

frapper, atteindre

Frapper quelqu’un ou quelque chose, souvent à un endroit précis du corps.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or something, often on a particular part of the body.

• The ball caught him on the shoulder.
• Her elbow caught me in the ribs.
• A bullet caught the soldier in the leg.

Comment l'utiliser : catch someone on/in something (His elbow caught me on the chin.); catch someone with something (The boxer caught his opponent with a heavy punch.)

Synonymes : hit, strike

Contraires : miss

Expressions courantes : catch someone's chin, catch someone, catch someone's shoulder