captar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin captāre, possibly through a form cattare and a reconstruction cap(i)tare, with influence from cap(i)talis.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captí, past participle captat)

  1. (intransitive) to beg (request money)
    Synonym: mendicar
  2. (transitive) to pick up, receive (a signal)
    Synonym: rebre
  3. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to capture (attention, etc.), to win over
    Synonyms: obtenir, guanyar-se

Conjugation

References

  1. captar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapˈtaɾ/ [kɑpˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: cap‧tar

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captei, past participle captado)

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Conjugation

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin captāre. Doublet of catar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kapˈta(ʁ)/ [kapˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kapˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kapˈta(ʁ)/ [kapˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kapˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈptaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈpta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: cap‧tar

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captei, past participle captado)

  1. to capture
  2. to catch
  3. to intercept

Conjugation

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian kaptár.

Noun

captar n (plural captare)

  1. beehive cover

Declension

References

  • captar in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin captāre. Doublet of catar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kabˈtaɾ/ [kaβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cap‧tar

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite capté, past participle captado)

  1. to capture, perceive, register, understand
    Synonyms: cachar, comprender, entender

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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