Polyglot Dictionary

captar

/kapˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
capto
preterite (eu)
captei
past participle
captado

Meaning

  1. to capture

    • Captou o sinal.

      It picked up the signal.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

capturar

captar is more about capturing or receiving, like a signal, or grasping an idea, "captar a mensagem"; capturar is more literal, to capture a person or animal, physically catching it.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

capturar

capturar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to capture."

French

capturer

capturer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to capture."

Practice

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2 Which fingerprint chart matches captar?

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