captar

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Catalan[edit]

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From Latin captāre, possibly through a form cattare and a reconstruction cap(i)tare, with influence from cap(i)talis.[1]

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captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captí, past participle captat)

  1. (intransitive) to beg (request money)
    Synonym: mendicar
  2. (transitive) to pick up, receive (a signal)
    Synonym: rebre
  3. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to capture (attention, etc.), to win over
    Synonyms: obtenir, guanyar-se

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References[edit]

  1. ^ captar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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Galician[edit]

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captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captei, past participle captado)

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin captāre. Doublet of catar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cap‧tar

Verb[edit]

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captei, past participle captado)

  1. to capture
  2. to catch
  3. to intercept

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hungarian kaptár.

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captar n (plural captare)

  1. beehive cover

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References[edit]

  • captar in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin captāre. Doublet of catar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kabˈtaɾ/ [kaβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cap‧tar

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captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite capté, past participle captado)

  1. to capture, perceive, register, understand
    Synonyms: cachar, comprender, entender

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