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ketch

/kɛtʃ/

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noun

Ketch

A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.

Examples :

"The sailor admired the ketch in the harbor, noting its distinctive short mizzen mast behind the mainmast but ahead of the rudder. "

Le marin admirait le ketch dans le port, remarquant son mât de misaine court et distinctif derrière le grand mât mais en avant du gouvernail.

nautical sailing vehicle

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verb

Capturer, rattraper

(heading) To capture, overtake.

Examples :

""The greyhound was able to ketch the rabbit after chasing it through the garden." "

Le lévrier a pu rattraper le lapin après l'avoir poursuivi dans le jardin.

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verb

Saisir, attraper

(heading) To seize hold of.

Examples :

"Seeing the yarn starting to unravel, she quickly ketched it to prevent the whole sweater from coming undone. "

Voyant le fil commencer à se défaire, elle l'a rapidement saisi pour empêcher que tout le pull ne se défasse.

nautical sailing

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verb

Intercepter, attraper

(heading) To intercept.

Examples :

"Hoping to surprise her friend, Maria tried to ketch her as she rounded the corner in the hallway. "

Espérant surprendre son amie, Maria a essayé de l'intercepter alors qu'elle tournait le coin dans le couloir.

nautical sailing

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verb

Attraper, recevoir

(heading) To receive (by being in the way).

Examples :

"The student tried to catch the ball, but she only managed to ketch it with her chest. "

L'élève a essayé d'attraper le ballon, mais il n'a réussi qu'à le recevoir avec sa poitrine.

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verb

Comprendre, saisir

(heading) To take in with one's senses or intellect.

Examples :

""I didn't ketch what the teacher said about the homework because the classroom was too noisy." "

Je n'ai pas compris ce que le professeur a dit à propos des devoirs parce que la salle de classe était trop bruyante.

sensation mind communication

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verb

Captiver, retenir

(heading) To seize attention, interest.

Examples :

"The student tried to ketch the teacher's attention by raising their hand repeatedly. "

L'élève a essayé de retenir l'attention du professeur en levant la main à plusieurs reprises.

communication action

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verb

Obtenir, ressentir

(heading) To obtain or experience

Examples :

"After working hard all semester, I hope to ketch a good grade in my math class. "

Après avoir travaillé dur tout le semestre, j'espère obtenir une bonne note en maths.

action achievement

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noun

Bourreau

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "In old Western movies, the sheriff sometimes had to hire a ketch to carry out the death sentence." "

person job history law

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verb

Accrocher, pendre

Examples :

"Please ensure the final sentence does not reference any other definitions. The dog tried to ketch onto the branch hanging over the stream. "

Veuillez vous assurer que la dernière phrase ne fait référence à aucune autre définition. Le chien a essayé de s'accrocher à la branche suspendue au-dessus du ruisseau.

nautical sailing