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to capture
01
capturer, prendre
to catch an animal or a person and keep them as a prisoner
Transitive: to capture an animal or a person
Exemples
The zookeepers capture wild animals for conservation purposes.
Les gardiens de zoo capturent des animaux sauvages à des fins de conservation.
The police officer captures criminals and ensures they face legal consequences.
L'officier de police capture les criminels et veille à ce qu'ils subissent des conséquences juridiques.
02
capturer, saisir
to manage to express a mood, quality, scene, etc. accurately in a piece of art
Transitive: to capture a quality or mood
Exemples
The painting beautifully captured the peacefulness of the countryside.
Le tableau a magnifiquement capturé la tranquillité de la campagne.
His poem captured the sadness of the moment perfectly.
Son poème a capturé parfaitement la tristesse du moment.
03
capturer, prendre
to record something by taking a photo or video of it
Exemples
She captured a great photo of the sunset.
Elle a capturé une superbe photo du coucher de soleil.
I tried to capture the moment on video.
J'ai essayé de capturer le moment en vidéo.
04
captiver, retenir
to attract and maintain someone's attention or interest
Transitive: to capture someone's attention or interest
Exemples
The movie ’s plot captured my interest from the very first scene.
L'intrigue du film a captivé mon intérêt dès la première scène.
The performer captured the crowd's attention with his incredible talent.
L'artiste a captivé l'attention de la foule avec son talent incroyable.
05
s’emparer de
to seize or get control of something by force
Transitive: to capture a place
Exemples
The army captured the fortress after a long battle.
L'armée a capturé la forteresse après une longue bataille.
The pirates captured the ship and took its cargo.
Les pirates ont capturé le navire et pris sa cargaison.
06
capturer, piéger
to take in and hold something, like an atom, molecule, or particle, during a physical, chemical, or technical process
Exemples
The atom can capture a neutron during a nuclear reaction.
L'atome peut capturer un neutron lors d'une réaction nucléaire.
Scientists study how molecules capture electrons.
Les scientifiques étudient comment les molécules capturent les électrons.
Capture
01
capture, saisie
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Exemples
The rebels made a capture of the estate.
The army 's capture of enemy resources was swift.
02
capture, prise
a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
Exemples
The comet 's capture by Jupiter altered its orbit.
Planetary capture explains some moons' unusual trajectories.
03
capture, prise
the act of taking of a person by force
Exemples
The capture of the fugitive ended the manhunt.
Enemy forces celebrated the capture of the general.
04
capture, prise
the act of removing an opponent's game piece from the board
Exemples
The capture of the queen turned the chess match around.
Players must announce each capture in checkers.
05
capture, piégeage
any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
Exemples
Neutron capture is fundamental to nuclear reactions.
Electron capture changes the composition of the nucleus.
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