caught

to succeed in catching or grabbing something that is moving, especially when it is difficult to do so

agarrar, atrapar, capturar

• catch somebody/something

Collocations catch a ball · catch someone's attention

• He caught the ball with one hand.

  Él atrapó la pelota con una mano.

to succeed in catching a fish when fishing

pescar, capturar (peces)

• catch somebody/something

Collocations catch a big fish · catch some trout

• She caught two fish this morning.

  Ella pescó dos peces esta mañana.

to succeed in trapping or catching someone, especially by tricking them into doing something that they did not want to do

caer en una trampa, atrapar a alguien

• catch somebody

Collocations caught in a trap · caught by surprise

• He was caught in the web of lies.

  Él cayó en la trampa de las mentiras.

to be wrong or incorrect, especially when you make a mistake in something that you are doing

equivocarse, cometer un error

• catch on

Collocations caught out by a mistake · caught in the act of doing something wrong

• She caught me out when I made a spelling error.

  Ella me pilló cuando cometí un error de ortografía.

to become ill suddenly, especially with an infectious disease

caer enfermo/a, enfermarse

• catch a cold/flu

Collocations caught a bad cold · caught the flu

• I caught a terrible cold last week.

  Me caí enfermo/a con un resfriado terrible la semana pasada.

to be arrested or detained by the police

ser arrestado, ser detenido

• be caught doing something

Collocations caught stealing · caught in a crime

• He was caught red-handed.

  Fue arrestado en flagrante delito.

to arrive at a particular time, especially when this is later than expected or planned

llegar tarde, llegar con retraso

• catch the train/bus

Collocations caught the last bus home · caught the morning train to work

• I just caught the 7:30 train.

  Acabé de llegar a tiempo para el tren a las siete y media.

to fall asleep suddenly or unexpectedly, especially when you are not in bed

quedarse dormido/a, caer en un sueño

• catch a nap

Collocations caught a quick nap in the afternoon · caught forty winks

• I caught a few minutes of sleep on the sofa.

  Me quedé dormido/a unos minutos en el sofá.