attraper

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a- +‎ trapper.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.tʁa.pe/
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Verb[edit]

attraper

  1. to trap (to capture in a trap)
    Synonym: piéger
    Le renard s’est enfin laissé attraper au piège.
    The fox finally got caught in the trap.
  2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
    Synonyms: prendre, saisir
  3. (figurative) to catch (a cold etc.)
    Synonym: contracter
    attraper un rhume, une fièvreto catch a cold, a fever

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Descendants[edit]

  • Catalan: atrapar
  • Spanish: atrapar

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