agafar

Pronúncia: əɣəfá
    verb transitiu
  1. [mànec, objecte, etc.] to catch (get \ lay \ seize \ take) hold of
  2. to seize, grasp, grab.
  3. to hold on to.
  4. [pilota, etc.] to catch
  5. agafar algú per la mà to take someone by the hand.
  6. agafar algú pels cabells to grasp someone by the hair.
  7. sempre m’agafa les ulleres he always takes my glasses.
  8. a la duana li van agafar el tabac que portava they confiscated some tobacco from him in the customs.
  9. [persona, etc.] to catch
  10. dret to arrest.
  11. ciències militars to take prisoner.
  12. [presoner] to take, capture.
  13. [animal] to catch, capture, trap.
  14. [peix] to catch.
  15. [corredor] to catch (up with).
  16. agafar un lladre to catch a thief.
  17. ja t’hem agafat! we've caught you now!
  18. el vàrem agafar en una mentida we caught him in a lie.
  19. la tempesta ens va agafar encara en mar the tempest caught us still at sea.
  20. la guerra ens va agafar a França the war caught us in France.
  21. abans que ens agafi la nit before night (overtakes \ comes down on) us.
  22. agafar algú desprevingut to catch someone unawares, catch someone off his guard, take someone by surprise.
  23. agafar les armes (per combatre) to take up arms.
  24. [obtenir] to get, obtain, acquire.
  25. agafar els bitllets to (take \ book) tickets.
  26. agafar un bitllet directe a Londres to book through London.
  27. agafar un treballador to (engage \ take on) a workman.
  28. agafar algú (per, com a) guia to engage someone as (one’s) guide.
  29. he agafat una cuinera nova I’ve got a new cook.
  30. [malaltia, refredat, etc.] to catch
  31. [pols] to gather, collect.
  32. [hàbit] to get, get into, catch, acquire.
  33. m’ha agafat mal de cap I've got a headache, I have headache.
  34. agafar un aire de festa to assume a holiday appearance.
  35. els arbres agafen un color de tardor the trees take on autumn tints.
  36. agafar un aire innocent to put on an innocent air.
  37. li ha agafat la mania de córrer he’s caught the jogging craze.
  38. agafa el que et donin take what they offer you.
  39. agafar les coses pel bon costat to see the good side of the facts.
  40. agafar les coses tal com són to accept the facts as they are.
  41. agafar-ho malament to take it amiss, be offended about it.
  42. [sentit, significat] to get, understand.
  43. [mots] to catch.
  44. radiotècnia to pick up, get.
  45. [expressió] to pick up.
  46. [accent] to catch, acquire.
  47. [tècnica] to pick up, learn.
  48. amb aquest aparell agafem la BBC with this set we can get the BBC.
  49. [notes, etc.] to take down
  50. agafar per escrit to write down.
  51. agafar taquigràficament to take down in shorthand.
  52. [mitjans de transport] to take, catch, go by.
  53. [el tren, el vaixell] to take (the train, the boat).
  54. agafem el tren let’s take the train.
  55. li va agafar una crisi de plors [emoció, sentiment, etc.] she broke into tears
  56. m’agafen ganes d’anar-me’n I’m seized with a desire to go away.
  57. [espai] to hold, take.
  58. [àrea, zona] to cover, extend over, take up.
    59. verb intransitiu
  59. to thicken.
  60. [llet] to curdle.
  61. [maionesa, etc.] to take
  62. to congeal, coagulate.
  63. to set.
  64. botànica to take root, strike root.
    65. verb pronominal
  65. to hold on.
  66. agafa’t fort! hold on!, hold tight!
  67. agafar-se a to hold on to, grip, seize.
  68. [dues persones] to (grab one another \ grapple with each other).
  69. s’agafaren a això per no concedir-nos-ho figuradament they used that as an excuse so as not to give it to us.
  70. vaig agafar-me al comandant per tal d’aconseguir-ho I stuck to the commander to get it, I attached myself to the commander to get it.
  71. alimentació, indústries alimentàries to catch, burn.
  72. agafar-s’ho (de broma, a la valenta) figuradament to take it (as a joke, seriously).
  73. [sentit general] to catch, to be caught.
  74. se li va agafar la gavardina a la porta her coat (got) caught in the door.