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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