attraper
Meanings
Verb
1. to trap (to capture in a trap)
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
3. to catch (a cold etc.) (figurative, figuratively)
Examples507
Le renard s’est enfin laissé attraper au piège.
The fox finally got caught in the trap.
attraper un rhume, une fièvre
to catch a cold, a fever
Tom a attrapé Marie.
Tom caught Mary.
Il a attrapé la tourista.
He caught the traveler's diarrhea.
Ils ont été attrapés.
They've been caught.
Ils ont attrapé Tom.
They've caught Tom.