le rattraper

to catch up with him/it

→ le
phrase Uncommon #21,826
to catch up with him/it “Le” can refer to a male person or a masculine thing.
FR: Je vais essayer de le rattraper avant la gare.
EN: I’ll try to catch up with him before the station.

J'ai eu sa secrétaire, elle va voir si elle peut le rattraper.

I spoke to his secretary; she’s going to see if she can catch him.

— The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)

Trop loin pour le rattraper.

Too far away to catch up with.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

J'ai dû courir pour le rattraper.

I had to run to catch up with him.

Si tu te dépêches, tu pourras le rattraper.

If you hurry, you can catch him.

Qu'importe à quelle vitesse tu marches, tu ne peux pas le rattraper.

No matter how fast you walk, you can't catch up with him.

Nous allons tenter de le rattraper.

We'll try to catch up with him.

— Le Château dans le ciel (1986)

J'ai couru le plus vite possible pour le rattraper.

I ran as fast as I could to catch up with him.

Le rattraper est presque impossible.

Catching up with him is almost impossible.

— Senna (2010)

Le monde a changé et nous courons tous pour le rattraper.

The world has changed, and we’re all racing to catch up.

— Jurassic Park (1993)

Elle marcha aussi vite qu'elle put pour le rattraper.

She walked as fast as she could to catch up with him.

Tu as réussi à le rattraper.

You managed to catch up with him.

— Men in Black (1997)