él pilló

caught, grabbed

→ pillar
pill catch; grab + ó 3rd person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #18,630
caught, grabbed Past tense (preterite), third-person singular: “he/she/it caught/grabbed.”
SP: El policía pilló al ladrón en la calle.
EN: The police officer caught the thief in the street.
Conjugation of pillar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pillé —
Third pilló pillaron

Una niña se pilló los dedos en la puerta.

A girl caught her fingers in the door.

La lluvia me pilló por sorpresa.

The rain caught me by surprise.

Mi madre pilló la gripe la semana pasada.

My mother caught the flu last week.

Vino sin avisar y nos pilló con la casa desordenada.

He came unannounced and caught us with the house in disarray.

Donald pilló a Jessica con las manos en la masa.

Donald caught Jessica red-handed.

Cuando ayer volvía a casa de la escuela, me pilló un chaparrón.

Yesterday, when I was coming home from school, I got caught in a downpour.

Lo pilló haciendo trampa en una prueba.

He caught him cheating on a test.

Él los pilló robando manzanas.

He caught them stealing apples.

Un policía pilló al carterista.

A police officer caught the pickpocket.

El profesor pilló al alumno copiando en el examen.

The teacher caught the student cheating on the exam.

La policía pilló a los criminales.

The police caught the criminals.

Lo pilló fumando un cigarrillo.

He caught him smoking a cigarette.

Tom pilló a Mary.

Tom caught Mary.

La noticia le pilló por sorpresa.

The news took him by surprise.

Me pilló la lluvia de camino a casa.

I got caught in the rain on my way home.

El profesor pilló al estudiante durmiendo en clase.

The teacher caught the student sleeping in class.

Le pilló haciéndole eso a su hermana, y le trajo aquí.

She caught him doing that to his sister, and brought him here.

— Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie) (2003)

Digamos que no me pilló de sorpresa.

Let's just say it didn't catch me by surprise.