capture

1. (transitive)To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

   to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal

   fangen, einfangen, ergreiffen

   захва́тыватьzaxvátyvatʹ, захвати́тьzaxvatítʹ, брать в пленbratʹ v plen

   захо́плюватиzaxópljuvaty, полони́тиpolonýty, бра́ти в поло́нbráty v polón

   take possession of by force, as after an invasion

2. (figuratively, transitive)To take hold of.

   The paintings in the gallery really captured my imagination.

3. (transitive)To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.

   She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.

   She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.

   запи́сыватьzapísyvatʹ, записа́тьzapisátʹ

   записа́тиzapysáty, запи́суватиzapýsuvaty

4. (transitive)To reproduce convincingly.

   His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.

   In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.

   ула́вливатьulávlivatʹ, улови́тьulovítʹ

5. (transitive)To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).

   My pawn was captured.

   He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.

   братьbratʹ, взятьvzjatʹ, овладева́тьovladevátʹ

   заволоді́тиzavolodíty, погли́нутиpohlýnuty

1. I captured butterflies with a net.

   Я спіймав метеликів сачком. — ChickenKiev

   ruЯ наловил сачком бабочек. — marafon

   deIch habe Schmetterlinge mit einem Netz gefangen. — Manfredo

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2. I was captured.

   Мене взяли у полон. — ascolto

   ruМеня взяли в плен. — Biga

   deIch wurde gefangen. — juwu

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3. We were captured.

   Нас схопили. — deniko

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4. I've been captured.

   Мене зловили. — deniko

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5. We captured the thief.

   Ми схопила вора. — deniko

   deWir haben den Dieb geschnappt. — al_ex_an_der

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