New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: latch on · catch out · catch at · catch up · march on · catch up on · catch crop · latch onto · catchment · catchword

catch on

1 (v + adv) become popular INTRANSITIVEthat style has caught on tá an stíl sin san fhaisean, tá an stíl sin tagtha i dtreiscycling has really caught on again tá an rothaíocht imithe ó neart go neart arís, tá an-tóir ar an rothaíocht arís 2 (v + adv) understandtuig verb c m u INTRANSITIVEthey'd gone when she caught on bhí siad imithe nuair a thuig sí an scéalit takes him a while to catch on tógann sé tamall air rudaí a thabhairt leisthey've caught on to what's going on tuigeann siad anois cad atá ag tarlú → see catch

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candid »

I was caught on candid camera tógadh grianghraf díom gan fhios dom
catch »

to catch yourself on face reality TRANSITIVEhe needs to catch himself on ba cheart dó ciall a bheith aige, ba cheart dó cuimhneamh air féincatch yourself on! bíodh ciall agat!, cuimhnigh ort féin!, bíodh trí splaideog agat!
catch »

I turned on the radio to catch the news chuir mé an raidió ar siúl le héisteacht leis an nuacht, chas mé air an raidió chun an nuacht a fháil
catch »

it caught on a bush chuaigh sé i bhfostú i sceach, ceapadh é i sceach, chuaigh sé in achrann i sceach
catch »

he caught his coat on the handle cheap sé a chóta ar an hanla
catch »

the stone caught her on the head bhuail an chloch sa cheann í
catch »

she caught her hip on the counter bhuail sí a cromán in aghaidh an chuntair
catch up on »

she likes to catch up on the latest news is maith léi an nuacht is déanaí a fháil
catch up on »

to catch up on some sleep do sháith codlata a fháil, do dhóthain a chodladh
foot »

to catch sb on the wrong foot teacht aniar aduaidh ar dhuine, breith amuigh ar dhuineI was caught completely on the wrong foot thángthas aniar aduaidh ar fad orm
hop »

to catch sb on the hop informal teacht aniar aduaidh ar dhuinethey were caught on the hop rugadh gairid orthu, thángthas aniar aduaidh orthu
missed »

he had a missed catch early on in the game chaill sé an pheil go luath sa chluiche
on »

it caught on the string chuaigh sé i bhfostú sa sreangán
perv »

they were caught perving on their neighbours rugadh orthu ag gliúcaíocht ar a gcomharsana
snag »

our oar got caught on a snag chuaigh an maide rámha i bhfostú i stumpa
whilst »

he was caught on the phone whilst driving rugadh air ar an bhfón agus é ag tiomáint

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