picks up, captures
Je ne capte rien ici.
I can't understand anything here.
Je ne capte pas le moindre signe de vie.
I can't detect the slightest sign of life.
— L'Empire contre-attaque (1980)
On ne capte pas La Pantera d'aussi loin.
You can't get La Pantera from that far away.
— Roma (2018)
Ca capte ?
Do you have a signal?
— Dangal (2016)
Pourquoi ça ne capte pas ?
Why isn't it getting a signal?
— [REC] (2007)
Je ne capte simplement pas.
I just don't get it.
Il ne capte simplement pas.
He just doesn't get it.
On capte parfaitement.
The signal is perfect.
— Parasite (2019)
Je ne capte pas.
I don’t get it.
On ne capte pas ici, pas vrai ?
We can't get a signal here, can we?
Itinéris, je te capte plus, là.
Itinéris, I can't hear you anymore.
— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)
Mon portable capte mal.
My mobile phone has poor reception.
— The Host (2006)
Je ne capte toujours pas.
I still don't get it.
La station est dans le noir, on ne capte rien.
The station is in darkness, we can't get any signal.
— Salyut-7 (2017)
Je ne capte plus.
I can't get a signal anymore.
On ne capte rien, panne générale.
We have no signal, total outage.
Je ne capte ni villes ni technologie.
I can't detect either cities or technology.
On se capte.
Let's catch up.
— Primate (2026)
Est-ce que quelqu'un capte le réseau ?
Does anyone have a signal?
— Insaisissables 3 (2025)
Ça ne capte pas.
It’s not picking up.
— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)
J'espère que celui-là, il aura un portable qui capte bien.
I hope this one has a phone that gets good reception.