pillado

caught, captured, understood, got

p i ˈʝ a d o → pillar
pill to catch, to grab + ado Past participle
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #34,555
caught, captured A common colloquial verb for catching or apprehending someone.
SP: La policía ha pillado al ladrón.
EN: The police have caught the thief.
understood, got Colloquial when used to mean “understood.”
SP: Por fin he pillado la idea.
EN: I’ve finally got the idea.
Conjugation of pillar
Past
pillado

Nunca han pillado a nadie.

They have never caught anyone.

— El espinazo del diablo (2001)

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

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

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Ya lo hemos pillado.

We’ve got it now.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

No lo he pillado.

I didn’t get it.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

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

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

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

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 maldito (1931)

En los vagones ya nos habrían pillado.

They would have caught us in the train cars.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Lo hemos pillado.

We caught him.

Bueno, cariño, me has pillado.

Well, darling, you caught me.

— La Empleada (2025)

¿No han pillado a nadie, cabrón?

They haven't caught anyone, asshole?

— El espinazo del diablo (2001)

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