intercept

interceptar

Atrapar o detener a alguien o algo antes de que llegue a su destino.

En inglés sencillo: To catch or stop something or someone before they reach their destination.

• She intercepted the ball.
• Police intercepted the truck near the border.
• Someone was intercepting our messages before they reached the office.

Sinónimos: stop, catch, cut off

Expresiones frecuentes: intercept a pass, intercept a message, intercept a missile

intercepto

Valor que indica dónde una recta o curva corta un eje en una gráfica.

En inglés sencillo: The value showing where a line or curve crosses an axis on a graph.

• Find the intercept on the graph.
• The vertical intercept is three.
• These two lines have different intercepts.

Expresiones frecuentes: vertical intercept, horizontal intercept, calculate the intercept