catch – English-suomi Translations in WikDict

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catch verb /kæt͡ʃ/ , /kɑt͡ʃ/ , /kɛt͡ʃ/
(transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). [from 16thc.]	pyydystää, ottaa kiinni, napata, siepata
(transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]	ymmärtää, käsittää
(transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for. [from 17thc.]	ehtiä
(transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]	napata, saada kiinni
(transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive. [from 14thc.] (transitive, surfing) To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.	saada
(intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.	saada, tarttua
(transitive, computing) To handle an exception. [from 20thc.]	siepata
(transitive, now, rare) To seize (an opportunity) when it occurs. [from 16thc.] (transitive, informal) To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment). [from 20thc.]	tarttua

catch noun /kæt͡ʃ/ , /kɑt͡ʃ/ , /kɛt͡ʃ/
(countable) Something which is captured or caught.	saalis
(countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.	haka, salpa, solki
(countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.	huomio
(uncountable) The game of catching a ball.	kopittelu
(countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.	kopittelu, koppi
(countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.	koukku
(countable, colloquial, by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.	löytö, saalis

catch up: saavuttaa, kuroa välimatka umpeen, saada kiinni, vaihtaa kuulumisia
catch a cold: vilustua
catch on: tarttua
catch of the day: päivän saalis, saalis
catch red-handed: jäädä rysän päältä kiinni
safety catch: varmistin
catch someone's eye: pistää silmään
catch one's breath: haukkoa henkeä, hengähtää
catch fire: syttyä tuleen

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