catch

Fang

Das Stoppen und Festhalten eines durch die Luft fliegenden Gegenstands, besonders eines Balls.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of stopping and holding something moving through the air, especially a ball.

• That was a great catch!
• She made a catch with one hand.
• The player dropped an easy catch near the boundary.

Häufige Wendungen: make a catch, great catch, one-handed catch

Fang

Die Fische oder anderen Dinge, die jemand gefangen hat.

In einfachem Englisch: The fish or other things that someone has captured.

• The fishermen brought home their catch.
• Today's catch included three large salmon.
• We sold our catch at the market.

So benutzt man es: a catch of something (They returned with a large catch of trout.)

Synonyme: haul

Häufige Wendungen: daily catch, large catch, catch of fish

Fang, Ergreifung

Das Ergreifen eines Menschen oder Tieres, das zu entkommen versucht.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of taking hold of a person or animal that is trying to escape.

• The escaped dog proved an easy catch.
• The catch of the fugitive followed months of police work.
• The trap allowed a safe catch of the injured fox.

So benutzt man es: the catch of someone/something (The catch of the escaped animal ended a long search.)

Synonyme: capture, apprehension

Gegenteile: release

Häufige Wendungen: successful catch, catch of someone, easy catch

Kanon

Eine alte Liedform, bei der mehrere Sänger dieselbe Melodie zeitlich versetzt beginnen.

In einfachem Englisch: An old kind of song where several singers sing the same tune, starting at different times.

• The singers performed a lively catch.
• We sang a catch in three parts.
• The concert included catches by seventeenth-century composers.

Synonyme: round

Häufige Wendungen: sing a catch, three-part catch

fangen, auffangen

Etwas Bewegtes stoppen und festhalten, meist mit den Händen.

In einfachem Englisch: To stop and hold something that is moving, usually with your hands.

• Can you catch this ball?
• She caught the glass before it fell.
• He catches the keys I throw to him.

Synonyme: grab

Häufige Wendungen: catch a ball, catch something, catch with hands

fangen, erwischen

Einen Menschen oder ein Tier fangen, der oder das zu entkommen versucht.

In einfachem Englisch: To capture a person or animal that is trying to get away.

• We caught two fish today.
• The police caught the thief near the station.
• This trap catches mice without hurting them.

Synonyme: capture, trap, snare

Gegenteile: release, free

Häufige Wendungen: catch a fish, catch a thief, catch a mouse

treffen, erwischen

Jemanden oder etwas treffen, oft an einer bestimmten Körperstelle.

In einfachem Englisch: To hit someone or something, often on a particular part of the body.

• The ball caught him on the shoulder.
• Her elbow caught me in the ribs.
• A bullet caught the soldier in the leg.

So benutzt man es: catch someone on/in something (His elbow caught me on the chin.); catch someone with something (The boxer caught his opponent with a heavy punch.)

Synonyme: hit, strike

Gegenteile: miss

Häufige Wendungen: catch someone's chin, catch someone, catch someone's shoulder