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catturare

to capture

verb kaht-too-RAH-reh Less Common

Origin: Latin capturare, from capere, to take

Also means

to catch

Usage Note

Catturare is used for capturing people, animals, and — figuratively — attention or imagination (catturare l'attenzione = to capture attention). It conjugates regularly (-are). The related noun is cattura (f).

Examples

"La polizia ha catturato il ladro."

Natural Translation

The police captured the thief.

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