captar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin captō, 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, past participle captat)

  1. (intransitive) to beg (request money)
  2. (transitive) to pick up, receive (a signal)
  3. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to capture (attention, etc.), to win over

Conjugation

References

  1. captar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

Further reading


Galician

Verb

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

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Conjugation

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed 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)/

  • 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
  4. inflection of captar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation


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, present active infinitive of captō. 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

Further reading

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