- capture
- - əverb1) (to take by force, skill etc: The soldiers captured the castle; Several animals were captured.) capturar2) (to take possession of (a person's attention etc): The story captured his imagination.) cautivarcapture vb capturar / apresarEl gerundio de capture se escribe capturingcapturetr['kæpʧəSMALLr/SMALL]noun1 (seizure - of person) captura, apresamiento; (of town) toma, conquistatransitive verb1 (seize - person) capturar, apresar; (- town) tomar2 (gain - share of market) hacerse con; (- votes) conseguir, captar3 figurative use (attract - attention, etc) captar, atraer, acaparar; (preserve - mood, etc) captar, reproducir; (on film, in painting, in words) captar, plasmarcapture ['kæpʃər] vt, -tured ; -turing1) seize: capturar, apresar2) catch: captarto capture one's interest: captar el interés de unocapture n: captura f, apresamiento mcapturen.• aprehensión s.f.• apresamiento s.m.• captura s.f.• prendimiento s.m.• presa s.f.• prisionero s.m.• prisión s.f.• toma s.f.• tomada s.f. (Computing; graphics)v.• capturar (una imagen)(Informática) v.v.• apresar v.• captar v.
I 'kæptʃər, 'kæptʃə(r)transitive verb1) (seize by force) \<\<person/animal\>\> capturar; \<\<ship\>\> apresar; \<\<city\>\> tomar2)a) (attract, hold) \<\<attention/interest\>\> captar, atraer*b) (preserve, record) \<\<mood/atmosphere\>\> captar, reproducir*
II
mass noun (of person, animal) captura f; (of city) conquista f, toma f; (of ship) apresamiento m['kæptʃǝ(r)]1. N1) [of animal, soldier, escapee] captura f , apresamiento m ; [of city etc] toma f , conquista f2) (Comput) captura f , recogida f3) (=thing caught) presa f2. VT1) [+ animal] apresar; [+ soldier, escapee] capturar, apresar; [+ city etc] tomar, conquistar; (Comm) [+ market] conquistar, acaparar; [+ leadership] apoderarse de2) (=attract) [+ attention, interest] captara film that has captured the imagination of teenagers — una película que ha cautivado la imaginación de los adolescentes
this phenomenon has captured the attention of many scientists — este fenómeno ha llamado la atención de muchos científicos
the woman who has captured his heart — la mujer que le ha arrebatado el corazón
3) (=convey, evoke) captar, reflejarto capture sth on film — captar algo con la cámara
4) [+ data] capturar, recoger* * *
I ['kæptʃər, 'kæptʃə(r)]transitive verb1) (seize by force) \<\<person/animal\>\> capturar; \<\<ship\>\> apresar; \<\<city\>\> tomar2)a) (attract, hold) \<\<attention/interest\>\> captar, atraer*b) (preserve, record) \<\<mood/atmosphere\>\> captar, reproducir*
II
mass noun (of person, animal) captura f; (of city) conquista f, toma f; (of ship) apresamiento m
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.