Capture

Portuguese Meaning

capturar

prender

agarrar

apreender

comer

apresar

captura

apreensão

aprisionamento

English Meaning

  1. To take captive, as by force or craft; seize.
  2. To gain possession or control of, as in a game or contest: capture the queen in chess; captured the liberal vote.
  3. To attract and hold: tales of adventure that capture the imagination.
  4. To succeed in preserving in lasting form: capture a likeness in a painting.
  5. The act of catching, taking, or winning, as by force or skill.
  6. One that has been seized, caught, or won; a catch or prize.
  7. Physics The phenomenon in which an atom or a nucleus absorbs a subatomic particle, often with the subsequent emission of radiation.