catch red-handed
catch red-handed · catches red-handed · caught red-handed · catching red-handed
поймать за руку, поймать с поличным, застать на месте преступления
auf frischer Tat ertappen
To discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crimeTo discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.
auf frischer Tat ertappen
поймать с поличнымpojmatʹ s poličnym, заста́ть на ме́сте преступле́нияzastátʹ na méste prestuplénija, поймать за рукуpojmatʹ za ruku
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
capture someone in the act of committing a crime:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
capture someone in the act of committing a crime:
Forms
catches red-handed, catching red-handed, caught red-handed, caught red-handed| Base form | catch red-handed · to catch red-handed |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | catches red-handed |
| Present participle | catching red-handed |
| Past simple | caught red-handed |
| Past participle | caught red-handed |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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