caught, grabbed, got (hold of)
Les flics l'ont chopé.
The cops caught him.
— Paddington 2 (2017)
On m'a chopé sur le port, mais sévère.
I got seriously busted at the port.
— Taxi (1998)
T'as chopé Red Skull ?
Did you get Red Skull?
— The Rip (2026)
Elle veut se reposer car elle a chopé un rhume.
She wants to rest because she's caught a cold.
— The Chaser (2008)
J'ai chopé la rougeole.
I caught measles.
Il est content, il m'a chopé !
He's happy—he caught me!
Je pensais qu'ils t'avaient chopé.
I thought they’d caught you.
— Qui suis-je (2014)
Tom a chopé un trophée.
Tom grabbed a trophy.
Tu sais qui l'a chopé ?
Do you know who caught him?
— Amours chiennes (2000)
Le salaud qui m'a chopé l'avait déjà.
The bastard who got me already had it.
— Carandiru (2003)
Des mecs ont chopé Franci.
Some guys nabbed Franci.
Lula l'a chopé par-derrière, l'enfoiré !
Lula grabbed the bastard from behind!
Il l'a chopé.
He caught him.
— Ne le dis à personne (2006)
C'est là où je l'ai chopé.
That's where I caught it.
Alors on l'a chopé.
So we caught him.
— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Il a été chopé ?
Did he get caught?
Ça y est, t'as chopé ?
You got it now?
— Victoria (2015)
Elle a chopé Wong Kar-wai ?
Did she hook up with Wong Kar-wai?
— Demain tout commence (2016)
J'ai chopé la grippe.
I came down with the flu.