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capter

to capture, pick up

k a p . t e
capt to capture, pick up + er Infinitive
verb Rare #31,648
to capture, pick up Used for capturing a signal, attention, or an image; “to capture” is the usual translation for physically seizing something.
FR: Cette antenne peut capter les signaux de très loin.
EN: This antenna can pick up signals from very far away.
Conjugation of capter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First capte —
Second captes captez
Third capte —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First capte —
Second captes —
Third capte —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second capte captez
Past
capté
capter

Sur l'île d'Ogasawara on ne peut capter que la NHK.

On Ogasawara Island, you can only pick up NHK.

Elle ne va pas capter ce qui lui arrive.

She won't realize what's happening to her.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

J'ai essayé de capter votre attention.

I tried to get your attention.

C'est difficile à capter au début.

It's difficult to grasp at first.

Essayons de capter le mouvement.

Let's try to capture the movement.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Nous voulons capter ce marché.

We want to capture this market.

J'arrive pas à capter tous les trucs des livres, alors que je kiffe.

I can’t grasp everything in books, even though I love them.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Il me fallait capter l'attention de tout le monde.

I had to capture everyone’s attention.

C'est insuffisant pour que votre appareil puisse capter sa rotation.

That’s not enough for your device to detect its rotation.

— Salyut-7 (2017)