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pillado

caught, busted

p i ˈʝ a d o → pillar
pill catch; grab + ado past participle
verb · masculine singular · past Uncommon #16,565
caught, busted Informal; often used when someone is caught doing something (sometimes like “caught red-handed”).
SP: Me han pillado copiando en el examen.
EN: They caught me cheating on the exam.
Conjugation of pillar
Past
pillado

Lo he pillado.

I got it.

Bueno, cariño, me has pillado.

Well, darling, you caught me.

— La asistenta (2025)

Cuéntale que te han pillado en el acto.

Tell him you were caught in the act.

Os he pillado.

I've caught you.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Lo han buscado durante seis años, ¡y no lo han pillado aún!

They've been looking for him for six years, and they still haven't caught him!

— M, el vampiro de Düsseldorf (1931)

En los vagones ya nos habrían pillado.

They would have caught us in the train cars.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

La ha pillado la lluvia?

Did the rain catch her?

— Deseando amar (2000)

Mi madre ha pillado un terrible resfriado.

My mother has caught a terrible cold.

Me he pillado el dedo con la puerta.

I caught my finger in the door.

Tom lo ha pillado.

Tom caught on.

Al principio, ni siquiera sabía por qué nos habían pillado.

At first, I didn't even know why we had been caught.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Sí, ya lo había pillado.

Yes, I already figured it out.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)

No lo he pillado.

I didn’t get it.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Ahí me ha pillado.

That's where he caught me.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

Ahora lo han pillado.

Now they've caught him.

— Chicago (2002)

Espero que no hayas pillado un resfriado.

I hope you haven’t caught a cold.

Le he pillado robando manteca.

I caught him stealing butter.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

He pillado a un hombre que ha de hablar antes de mañana.

I've nabbed a man who has to talk before tomorrow.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

Ya lo he pillado.

I've got it now.

Pues, pues, ya me has pillado, ¿verdad?

Well, you've got me now, haven't you?

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

Nunca han pillado a nadie.

They have never caught anyone.

— El espinazo del diablo (2001)

Sounds similar to

picado p i ˈk a d o pisado p i ˈs a d o