apresar

v.

1 to catch (presa).

El cazador apresó al zorro The hunter caught the fox.

2 to imprison, to capture, to jail, to take prisoner.

El guarda apresó al ladrón The guard captured the thief.

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apresar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tomar por fuerza) to seize, capture

2 (asir) to clutch

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VT

1) (=coger) to catch; [+ criminal] to capture, catch; [+ buque] to take

2) [animal] to seize

3) (Jur) to seize

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verbo transitivo

a) <nave> to seize, arrest; <delincuente> to capture, catch

b) animal <presa> to capture, catch

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= apprehend.

Ex. Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.

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verbo transitivo

a) <nave> to seize, arrest; <delincuente> to capture, catch

b) animal <presa> to capture, catch

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= apprehend.

Ex: Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.

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apresar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹nave› to seize, arrest

2 ‹delincuente› to capture, catch

3 «animal» ‹presa› to capture, catch, seize

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apresar (conjugate apresar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹nave› to seize, arrest;

‹delincuente› to capture, catch

b) [animal] ‹presa› to capture, catch

apresar verbo transitivo to capture, catch, (nave) seize
'apresar' also found in these entries:
English:
capture
- catch up
- apprehend

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apresar vt

1. [delincuente] to catch, to capture

2. [barco] to seize

3. [presa] to catch

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apresar

v/t

1 nave seize

2 ladrón, animal catch, capture

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apresar vt

: to capture, to seize

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apresar vb to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

el gato apresó al ratón the cat caught the mouse