fangen

to catch; to capture — to take hold of a person or an animal

• Ich habe den perfekten Plan, um dieses schlaue Tier zu fangen.

  I have created a perfect plan for capturing that crafty animal.

  Tatoeba · dispy · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Versuche nie, eine Ratte mit der Hand zu fangen.

  Never try to capture a rat by hand.

  Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR

to catch — grab something flying in the air

• Wir essen das, was wir fangen.

  We will eat what we catch.

  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Ich kann mich nicht von ihnen fangen lassen.

  I cannot let them catch me.

  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

to improve in health; do well again; to do betterrare

to calm down; to compose oneselfrare

to catch — a disease; something unpleasantrare

to be slappedrare