catch out

pillar desprevenido

Sorprender a alguien con algo para lo que no estaba preparado.

En inglés sencillo: To surprise someone with something they were not ready for.

• The sudden rain caught us out.
• That difficult question caught me out.
• A sharp bend can catch out drivers.

Sinónimos: surprise, catch off guard

Expresiones frecuentes: catch someone out, catch out drivers

desenmascarar, pillar

Demostrar que alguien miente, finge o da información falsa.

En inglés sencillo: To show that someone is lying, pretending, or giving false information.

• Your story will catch you out.
• The reporter caught the minister out in a lie.
• They tried to catch out the fake expert.

Cómo se usa: catch someone out in a lie (Her questions caught him out in a lie.)

Sinónimos: expose, unmask

Expresiones frecuentes: catch out a liar, catch someone out

pillar, descubrir un error

Detectar un error de alguien o demostrar que ha hecho algo indebido.

En inglés sencillo: To notice someone’s mistake or show that they have done something wrong.

• That spelling question caught me out.
• She caught him out on a small mistake.
• The police caught them out when their stories differed.

Cómo se usa: catch someone out on something (The teacher caught me out on a spelling mistake.)

Sinónimos: catch, trip up

Expresiones frecuentes: catch someone out, catch out a student

eliminar por captura

En críquet, eliminar al bateador atrapando la pelota que golpeó antes de que toque el suelo.

En inglés sencillo: To end a batter’s turn by catching the ball they hit before it reaches the ground.

• The fielder caught him out.
• She was caught out near the boundary.
• Can they catch out the next batter?

Sinónimos: dismiss

Expresiones frecuentes: catch someone out, catch out a batter