interceptar

v.

1 to intercept.

Ellos interceptaron las comunicaciones They intercepted the communications

2 to block.

Ricardo interceptó la bola Richard blocked the ball.

3 to ambush, to intercept, to waylay.

Los ladrones interceptaron el convoy The thieves ambushed the convoy.

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interceptar

► verbo transitivo

1 (mensaje, correspondencia) to intercept

2 (obstruir) to block; (tráfico) to hold up

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VT

1) [+ correspondencia, misil, balón] to intercept

2) (Aut) [+ tráfico] to stop, hold up; [+ carretera] to block, cut off

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verbo transitivo

a) <correspondencia/mensaje> to intercept

b) <teléfono> to tap

c) (Dep) <balón/pase> to intercept; <golpe> to block

d) <calzada/carretera> to block

interceptar el paso — to block the way

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= intercept.

Ex. It is occasionally useful for administrative purposes to be able to tag borrowers so that they may be intercepted during charge-out.

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* dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.

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verbo transitivo

a) <correspondencia/mensaje> to intercept

b) <teléfono> to tap

c) (Dep) <balón/pase> to intercept; <golpe> to block

d) <calzada/carretera> to block

interceptar el paso — to block the way

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= intercept.

Ex: It is occasionally useful for administrative purposes to be able to tag borrowers so that they may be intercepted during charge-out.

* dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.

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interceptar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹correspondencia/mensaje› to intercept

2 ‹teléfono› to tap

3 (Dep) ‹balón/pase› to intercept; ‹golpe› to block

4 ‹calzada/carretera› to block

interceptar el paso to block the way

[ S ] calle interceptada no through road

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interceptar (conjugate interceptar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹correspondencia/mensaje› to intercept

b) ‹teléfono› to tap

c) (Dep) ‹balón/pase› to intercept;

‹golpe› to block

d) ‹calzada/carretera› to block;

◊ interceptar el paso to block the way

interceptar verbo transitivo
1(apoderarse) to intercept: interceptaron el mensaje del zar, they intercepted the Tsar's message
2 (bloquear, detener) to block: interceptarán las comunicaciones, they will block communications
'interceptar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atajar
English:
intercept
- tap

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interceptar vt

1. [detener] to intercept;

el mensaje fue interceptado por el servicio secreto the message was intercepted by the secret service;

la policía interceptó un alijo de cocaína the police intercepted a shipment of cocaine

2. [teléfono] to tap

3. [obstruir] to block;

un tronco intercepta el camino a fallen tree is blocking the road

4. Dep [pase] to intercept

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interceptar

v/t tb

DEP intercept

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interceptar vt

1) : to intercept, to block

2)

interceptar las líneas : to wiretap