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Pronunciation / Transliteration: captura
"La captura del ladrón ocurrió esta mañana."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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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
Late Middle English: from Latin captura, from capt- 'taken', from the verb capere.
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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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