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catch 22,
Catch 22,
catch-22,
Catch-22 n | (paradox, [sth] self-contradictory) | paradox s.n. |
| It's a real Catch-22: to get a job you need experience, but to get experience you need a job. |
catch 22,
Catch 22,
catch-22,
Catch-22 n | colloquial (no-win situation) | situație fără ieșire s.f. |
| fundătură s.f. |
| John would be hurt if she didn't invite him, but if she did, Mary wouldn't come. It was a Catch-22. |
catch 22 situation,
Catch 22 situation,
catch-22 situation,
Catch-22 situation n | ([sth] self-contradictory) | impas s.n. |
| situație contradictorie s.f. |
catch a cold,
catch cold,
take a cold v expr | (contract cold virus) | a lua gripă loc.vb. |
| If you go out in this rain without a coat you're liable to catch a cold. |
catch a glimpse of [sth/sb],
catch a brief glimpse of [sth/sb] v expr | (perceive briefly) | a întrezări vb.tranz. |
| I caught a glimpse of Peter as he walked past my house. |
catch a train,
catch the train v expr | (go by train) | a lua trenul loc.vb. |
| I'm going to catch a train home after I get out from work. |
catch fire,
catch on fire,
also UK: catch light,
catch alight,
also US: take fire v expr | (ignite) | a lua foc loc.vb. |
| Gasoline can catch fire very easily. If you knock that candle onto the rug, it will catch on fire. |
catch fire,
catch on fire v expr | figurative (create enthusiasm) (figurat) | a se aprinde, a se inflama vb.reflex. |
| a se entuziasma vb.reflex. |
| catch hell vtr + n | US, slang (receive severe reprimand) (argou) | a fi admonestat vb.intranz. |
| a fi mustrat cu severitate vb.intranz. |
| a și-o lua loc.vb. |
| He was sure to catch hell from his wife for his behaviour. |
| catch hold of vtr | (grasp, grab) | a apuca vb.tranz. |
| Mr. Jones caught hold of Mark by the collar and dragged him off to see the headmaster. |
| catch on vi | informal ([sth]: become popular) | a prinde (la public) vb.intranz. |
| Do you think that the old practice of women sewing their own clothing will ever catch on again? |
| catch out vi | UK (discover being deceitful) | a prinde pe picior greșit loc.vb. |
| a prinde cu minciuna expr. |
| a demasca vb.tranz. |
catch [sb]'s drift,
get [sb]'s drift v expr | informal, figurative (understand what [sb] means) (în conversație) | a înțelege insinuarea expr.vb. |
| a se prinde unde bate cineva expr.vb. |
| catch sight of vtr | (glimpse, notice) | a întrezări, a observa vb.tranz. |
| Mark likes to go to the most popular clubs in the hope that he'll catch sight of someone famous. |
catch the eye,
catch [sb]'s eye v expr | (be noticeable) | a-și încrucișa privirile |
| The bold designs and bright colours of these dresses really catch the eye. |
catch [sb] unawares,
take [sb] unawares v expr | (catch off-guard) | neinformat despre adj. |
| a ignora vb.tranz. |
| The question caught the minister unawares; she didn't have an answer prepared. |
| catch your breath v expr | (pause to breathe) | a-și trage sufletul, a-și trage suflul expr. |
| a-i reveni respirația expr. |
| I had to take 20 flights of stairs. It took me several minutes to catch my breath. |
| catch your breath v expr | figurative (take a break) | a lua o pauză expr. |
| a se liniști vb.reflex. |
| Now that we're done with most of the rush jobs, we can catch our breath. |
| catch-all n | informal ([sth] comprehensive, all-purpose) | multifuncțional, polivalent adj. |
| enciclopedic adj. |
| catch-all n as adj | informal (comprehensive, all-purpose) | exhaustiv adj. |
| multifuncțional adj. |
| cuprinzător adj. |
| catch-up n | informal (meeting to get up-to-date) (pentru a se pune la curent) | întâlnire s.f. |
| întrevedere s.f. |
| I haven't seen you for ages; we'll have to have a proper catch-up soon. |
| catch-up n | informal (attempt to match, compete) | revenire s.f. |
| The cyclist's catch-up ultimately failed, and he finished third in the race. |
| catch-up adj | informal (aimed at matching, competing) | competitiv adj. |
| Inflation is rising fast, so the company intends to give its employees a catch-up pay rise. |
catchphrase,
catch phrase,
catch-phrase n | (motto) | motto, slogan s.n. |
| formulă s.f. |
| The comedian repeated his catchphrase at every possible opportunity. Many radio program hosts have a catch phrase which they say at the end of every program to help people remember them. |
