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lui colse

seized, took, caught by surprise, took by surprise

→ cogliere
col pick up + se 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #40,997
seized, took Literary past-tense form; everyday Italian usually uses a different past tense.
IT: Colse l'occasione per parlare con il direttore.
EN: She seized the opportunity to speak with the manager.
caught by surprise, took by surprise Literary past-tense form; everyday Italian usually uses a different past tense.
IT: La domanda lo colse di sorpresa.
EN: The question took him by surprise.
Conjugation of cogliere
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third colse —

Tom mi colse di sorpresa.

Tom took me by surprise.

Mi colse di sorpresa.

It took me by surprise.

Lui mi colse alla sprovvista.

He caught me off guard.

Colse l'occasione di ottenere un impiego.

He seized the opportunity to get a job.

Matias colse l'occasione.

Matias seized the opportunity.

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