Also means
to pick up (an illness)
Usage Note
Attraper is a regular -er verb used for physically catching something (a ball, a thief) and for catching an illness — attraper un rhume means to catch a cold. Colloquially it also means to scold: se faire attraper is to get told off.
Examples
"Il a essayé d'attraper le ballon."
Natural Translation
He tried to catch the ball.
Literal Translation
He has tried to-catch the ball
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