je chope

grab, catch, get

ʃ ɔ p → choper
chop to catch, to get hold of + e Present/subjunctive ending for je/il; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #29,977
grab, catch Colloquial.
FR: Chope mon sac, s’il te plaît.
EN: Grab my bag, please.
catch, get Colloquial; used for catching an illness or infection.
FR: Il chope facilement les rhumes.
EN: He catches colds easily.
Conjugation of choper
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First chope —
Second — chopez
Third chope chopent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First chope —
Third chope chopent
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second chope chopez

Attendez que je vous chope.

Just wait till I catch you.

— Terminator (1984)

Si je chope celui qui a fait ça, je lui brise le cou.

If I catch whoever did this, I’ll break their neck.

— Retour vers le futur II (1989)

Chope-le !

Grab it!

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

Quand il sort, on le chope.

When he comes out, we’ll nab him.

— Retour vers le futur II (1989)

Chope Justine.

Catch Justine.

— Grave (2017)

Chope.

Grab it.

— Grave (2017)

Il coûte peu, il se chope les virus et ne peut faire qu'une chose à la fois.

It costs little, catches viruses, and can only do one thing at a time.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

On les chope !

We're going to nab them!

— Même la pluie (2011)

Chope ton flingue, laisse pas de traces.

Grab your gun, leave no trace.

— Victoria (2015)

Je la chope ?

Should I grab her?

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Chope la poule, mon gars !

Grab the chicken, my boy!

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

T'aimes bien, quand je te chope comme ça ?

Do you like it when I grab you like that?

— Mommy (2014)

Chope-le, chope-le !

Grab him, grab him!

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

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