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  • 81catch on — v. 1) (D; intr.) to catch on to ( to comprehend ) (he caught on to what I said immediately) 2) (D; intr.) ( to become popular ) to catch on with (to catch on with the public) * * * [ kætʃ ɒn] (D; intr.) to catch on to (he caught on to what I said …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 82catch-up — I. ˈkaˌchəp, ˈkeˌ noun ( s) Etymology: catch up 1. : an activity or move intended to catch up to a theoretical norm (as a level of production or supply) especially following a period of curtailment of such activity postwar catch up in… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 83Catch-up TV — Télévision de rattrapage La télévision de rattrapage ou TV à revoir ou encore en anglais catch up TV définit à la fois un type de service et un mode de consommation d émissions de télévision. Il nécessite obligatoirement l accès à un réseau… …

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  • 84Catch up TV — Télévision de rattrapage La télévision de rattrapage ou TV à revoir ou encore en anglais catch up TV définit à la fois un type de service et un mode de consommation d émissions de télévision. Il nécessite obligatoirement l accès à un réseau… …

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  • 85catch on — UK US catch on Phrasal Verb with catch({{}}/kætʃ/ verb [T] (caught, caught) ► to become popular: »He invented a type of virtual reality helmet, but it never caught on. »Online trading has been slow to catch on in this part of the country. ► to… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 86Catch — 1Catch [kætʃ] der; , es [...iz] <aus engl. catch »Rundgesang« zu to catch »greifen«, dies aus altfr. cachier »jagen« über das Vulgärlat. aus lat. captare »fangen«> geselliges engl. Chorlied mit derbkomischen, spaßhaften Texten (17. u. 18.… …

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  • 87catch up — {v.} 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab (something). * /She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room./ 2. To capture or trap (someone) in a situation; concern or interest very much. Usually used in the passive with in . * /The… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 88catch up — {v.} 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab (something). * /She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room./ 2. To capture or trap (someone) in a situation; concern or interest very much. Usually used in the passive with in . * /The… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 89catch-up — I. adjective Date: 1945 intended to catch up to a theoretical norm or a competitor s accomplishments II. noun Date: 1948 the act or fact of catching up or trying to catch up (as with a norm or competitor) < had to play catch up >; also an&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 90catch — 1catch s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} lotta libera americana in cui è ammesso ogni genere di colpo {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1935. ETIMO: tratto dalla loc. catch as catch can propr. afferra come puoi afferrare , der. di (to) catch afferrare .&#8230; …

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