Translation of 'catch' - German English Dictionary
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| Fang {m}; Fangmenge {f} [agr.] [zool.] | fish catch; catch | |||
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| 1. | Fangmengen {pl} | 1. | fish catches; catches | |
| 2. | zulässige Fangmenge | 2. | allowable catch | |
| 3. | Nominalfang {m} | 3. | nominal catch | |
| 4. | Probenentnahme aus den Fängen | 4. | sampling of catches | |
| Raste {f}; Anschlag {m} [techn.] | catch; notch | |||
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| 1. | Rasten {pl}; Anschläge {pl} | 1. | catches; notches | |
| Schnappverschluss {m} | catch | |||
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| Selbsthaltung {f} (Relais) [electr.] | lock; catch (relay) | |||
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| Sperrstift {m}; Sperrklinke {f} | catch | |||
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| 1. | Sperrstifte {pl}; Sperrklinken {pl} | 1. | catches | |
| Fischfangquote {f}; Fangquote {f} [agr.] | fishing quota; catch quota; quota of catch | |||
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| 1. | Fischfangquoten {pl}; Fangquoten {pl} | 1. | fishing quotas; catch quotas; quotas of catch | |
| Gully {m} [Dt.] [Ös.]; Sinkkasten {m} [Dt.]; Dole {f} [BW] [Schw.] (Wasserabflussschacht in Gebäuden) [constr.] | catch pit; catch basin (domestic sewage system) | |||
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| 1. | Gullys {pl}; Sinkkästen {pl}; Dolen {pl} | 1. | catch pits; catch basins | |
| jdn. erwischen; ertappen {vt} (bei) | to catch sb. (at) | |||
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| 1. | erwischend; ertappend | 1. | catching | |
| 2. | erwischt; ertappt | 2. | caught | |
| 3. | erwischt; ertappt | 3. | catches | |
| 4. | erwischte; ertappte | 4. | caught | |
| 5. | nicht erwischt | 5. | uncaught | |
| 6. | jdn. beim Abschreiben erwischen | 6. | to catch sb. copying | |
| 7. | sich dabei ertappen, etw. zu tun | 7. | to catch oneself doing sth. | |
| 8. | sich bei dem Gedanken ertappen, dass … | 8. | to catch oneself thinking that | |
| 9. | Lass dich aber nicht erwischen! | 9. | Mind you don't get caught! | |
| Fangfrage {f}; verfängliche Frage | trick question; catch question | |||
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| 1. | Fangfragen {pl}; verfängliche Fragen | 1. | trick questions; catch questions | |
| 2. | Du mit deinen verfänglichen Fragen! | 2. | You're just trying to catch me out / trip me out [Am.]! | |
| jdn. auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen; jdn. kalt erwischen {vt} [übtr.] (unvorbereitet treffen) | to wrong-foot sb.; to catch sb. on the hop [Br.]; to catch sb. with their trousers down [Br.]; to catch sb. with their pants down [Am.] [fig.] | |||
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| 1. | Der Absturz des Ölpreises hat die Firma auf dem falschen Fuß erwischt. | 1. | The company was wrong-footed by the oil price slump. | |