English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word catch somebody in a lie
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (grapple; captivate; grab; seize; trap; apprehend; bag; grasp; snare) | ; ; ; ; | |
🔗 He catches the helmet, which now has over 20 holes in it, and gives it back to George. | ||
| (hit; strike; attain; encounter; find; run up against; befall; betide; ravage) | ; ; | |
| (prey; capture; seizure) | ; | |
| (realize; understand; appreciate; apprehend; comprehend; fathom) | ; ; | |
| (have; receive; get) | ||
| (game) | ||
| (capture) | ; ; | |
🔗 In years of high roe‐deer densities, the wolves still preferred to catch wild boar. | ||
| (recline) | ||
🔗 Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall? | ||
| (tell a lie) | ||
🔗 Tom, don’t lie to me. | ||
| (falsehood) | ; | |
🔗 But, as we both know, it would be an utter lie. | ||
| (be situated; sit) | ||
🔗 As its name suggests, the country lies at the very heart of the African continent, away from major trade routes and population centres, and very far indeed from public attention. | ||
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| catch somebody in a lie | ⇆ iemand op een leugen betrappen |
| catch | ⇆ aangaan; ⇆ aanwinst; ⇆ achteropkomen; ⇆ beetkrijgen; ⇆ beluisteren; ⇆ betrappen; ⇆ blijven haken; ⇆ blijven haken aan; ⇆ blijven zitten; ⇆ buit; ⇆ canon; ⇆ geven; ⇆ goede partij; ⇆ greep; ⇆ grijpen; ⇆ haak; ⇆ halen; ⇆ inhalen; ⇆ klemmen; ⇆ klink; ⇆ knip; ⇆ krijgen; ⇆ opdoen; ⇆ oplopen; ⇆ opvangen; ⇆ overgooien; ⇆ pakken; ⇆ pal; ⇆ raken; ⇆ snappen; ⇆ stokken; ⇆ strikvraag; ⇆ te pakken krijgen; ⇆ toebrengen; ⇆ treffen; ⇆ valstrik; ⇆ vang; ⇆ vangbal; ⇆ vangen; ⇆ vangst; ⇆ vastraken met; ⇆ vat krijgen op; ⇆ vatten; ⇆ verschalken; ⇆ verstaan; ⇆ voordeel |
| lie | ⇆ fabuleren; ⇆ leugen; ⇆ liegen; ⇆ liggen; ⇆ ligging; ⇆ onwaarheid; ⇆ rusten; ⇆ slapen |