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Pronunciation / Transliteration: cattura
"La cattura del fuggitivo è stata trasmessa in diretta."
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The action of catching or gaining control of something or someone.
"The police announced the capture of the suspect."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'capture' originates from the Latin 'captura', which means 'a taking'. It evolved through Old French 'capturer' before entering Middle English in the 14th century, where it retained the meaning of taking possession or control over something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Capture" is said worldwide
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capture
Transliteration: capture
"La capture du criminel a soulagé la ville."
Gefangennahme
Transliteration: Gefangennahme
"Die Gefangennahme des Diebes dauerte die ganze Nacht."
cattura
Transliteration: cattura
"La cattura del fuggitivo è stata trasmessa in diretta."
captura
Transliteration: captura
"La captura del ladrón ocurrió esta mañana."
captura
Transliteration: captura
"A captura do fugitivo foi um sucesso."
गिरफ़tारी
Transliteration: giraftari
Script: गिरफ़्तारी
"पुलिस द्वारा चोर की गिरफ़्तारी की गई।"
捕获
Transliteration: bǔhuò
"警察成功捕获了逃犯。"
포획
Transliteration: pohwەک
"경찰은 용의자의 포획을 발표했다."
捕獲
Transliteration: hokaku
"犯人の捕獲が成功しました。"
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