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captar

to capture, pick up, to understand, make out

k a b ˈt a ɾ
capt to capture, pick up + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #48,484
to capture, pick up
SP: La cámara puede captar la luz de las estrellas.
EN: The camera can capture the light of the stars.
to understand, make out
SP: No consigo captar lo que dices.
EN: I can’t make out what you’re saying.
Conjugation of captar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First capto —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First capto —
captar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third captó —
Past
captado

He estado tratando de captar tu atención.

I've been trying to get your attention.

Creo que por eso no consigo captar su mirada.

I think that's why I can't catch her eye.

— Amélie (2001)

Las cámaras no suelen captar la realidad.

Cameras don’t usually capture reality.

Lo siento, no pude captar lo que dijiste.

Sorry, I couldn't catch what you said.

No alcanzaba a captar todas sus palabras; eran demasiadas.

I couldn't catch all of his words; there were too many.

Sounds similar to

cantar k a n ˈt a ɾ