capture

capture
I ['kæptʃə(r)]
nome (of person, animal) cattura f.; (of stronghold) conquista f., presa f.
II ['kæptʃə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) catturare [person, animal]; conquistare, prendere [stronghold]; comm. conquistare [market]
2) fig. cogliere [moment, likeness]; cogliere, rendere [feeling, beauty]
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[- ə]
verb
1) (to take by force, skill etc: The soldiers captured the castle; Several animals were captured.) catturare
2) (to take possession of (a person's attention etc): The story captured his imagination.) attirare
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capture /ˈkæptʃə(r)/
n. [u]
1 (anche geogr., fis. nucl., comput.) cattura
2 conquista; presa (di possesso): the capture of the city, la conquista della città
3 persona o animale catturato; preda
4 (econ.) conquista (di un mercato)
5 (mil.) aggancio (di un bersaglio)
● (comput.) capture device, dispositivo di acquisizione.
♦ (to) capture /ˈkæptʃə(r)/
v. t.
1 catturare; far prigioniero
2 (anche fig.) conquistare; impadronirsi di: (econ.) to capture a market, conquistare un mercato
3 (fig.) catturare; attirare; colpire: to capture the imagination, colpire la fantasia; to capture the attention, attirare l'attenzione
4 (fig.) cogliere, rendere (in una descrizione, ecc.): to capture an atmosphere, rendere un'atmosfera
5 (geogr., fis. nucl.) catturare
6 (comput.) catturare; acquisire (immagini, dati audio o video in formato digitale)
7 (a dama, a scacchi) mangiare (un pezzo)
● to capture the headlines, fare notizia.
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I ['kæptʃə(r)]
nome (of person, animal) cattura f.; (of stronghold) conquista f., presa f.
II ['kæptʃə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) catturare [person, animal]; conquistare, prendere [stronghold]; comm. conquistare [market]
2) fig. cogliere [moment, likeness]; cogliere, rendere [feeling, beauty]

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