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attraper

to catch

verb ah-trah-PEH Less Common
Body & Health Movement

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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