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• Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/
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• Australian, Received-Pronunciation: [ˈkhæp.(t)ʃəː]
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• New-Zealand: /ˈkɛp.(t)ʃɘː/
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• New-Zealand: [ˈkhɛp.(t)ʃɘː]
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• Canadian, General-American, Standard: /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/
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• Canadian, General-American, Standard: [ˈkhæp.(t)ʃɚ] ~ [ˈkhæp.(t)ʃɹ̩]
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• rhymes with -æpʃə(ɹ)
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• rhymes with -æptʃə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: K AE1 P CH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).

184 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: أَسْر (ʔasr) — act of capturing
• Armenian: գրավում (gravum) — act of capturing
• Armenian: առում (aṙum) — act of capturing
• Armenian: գերեվարում (gerevarum) — act of capturing
• Bulgarian: пленяване (plenjavane) — act of capturing
• Bulgarian: хващане (hvaštane) — act of capturing
• Catalan: captura — act of capturing
• Chinese Mandarin: 捕獲 /捕获 (bǔhuò) — act of capturing
• Chinese Mandarin: 佔領 /占领 (zhànlǐng) — act of capturing
• Czech: zajmutí — act of capturing
• Esperanto: kapto — act of capturing
• Finnish: sieppaus — act of capturing
• French: capture — act of capturing
• Galician: captura — act of capturing
• Georgian: დატყვევება (daṭq̇veveba) — act of capturing
• German: Fang — act of capturing
• German: Festnahme — act of capturing
• German: Gefangennahme — act of capturing
• German: Erfassung — act of capturing
• Ancient Greek: ἅλωσις (hálōsis) — act of capturing
• Hungarian: elfogás — act of capturing
• Irish: gabháil — act of capturing
• Japanese: 捕獲 (hokaku) — act of capturing
• Korean: 생포 (saengpo) — act of capturing
• Latin: captūra — act of capturing
• Māori: pāhoro — act of capturing
• Māori: hopukanga — act of capturing
• Māori: whakaraunga — act of capturing
• Old English: fenġ — act of capturing
• Persian: بازگیری (bâzgiri) — act of capturing
• Portuguese: captura — act of capturing
• Romanian: capturare — act of capturing
• Russian: захва́т (zaxvát) — act of capturing
• Russian: плене́ние (plenénije) — act of capturing
• Russian: пои́мка (poímka) — act of capturing
• Scottish Gaelic: glacadh — act of capturing
• Spanish: captura — act of capturing
• Ukrainian: захо́плення (zaxóplennja) — act of capturing
• Ukrainian: поло́нення (polónennja) — act of capturing
• Bulgarian: пленник (plennik) — something that has been captured
• Bulgarian: плячка (pljačka) — something that has been captured
• Finnish: siepattu — something that has been captured
• French: prisonnier — something that has been captured
• Latin: captūra — something that has been captured
• Old English: fenġ — something that has been captured
• Portuguese: captura — something that has been captured
• Russian: пле́нник (plénnik) — something that has been captured
• Russian: пле́нница (plénnica) — something that has been captured
• Russian: пле́нный (plénnyj) — something that has been captured
• Russian: пле́нная (plénnaja) — something that has been captured
• Ukrainian: полоне́нний (polonénnyj) — something that has been captured
• Ukrainian: бра́нець (bránecʹ) — something that has been captured
• Ukrainian: полоне́нна (polonénna) — something that has been captured
• Ukrainian: бра́нка (bránka) — something that has been captured
• Albanian: kap — take control of
• Amharic: ማረከ (maräkä) — take control of
• Arabic: أَسَرَ (ʔasara) — take control of
• Argobba: ማረካ (maräka) — take control of
• Armenian: գրավել (gravel) — take control of
• Armenian: առնել (aṙnel) — take control of
• Bulgarian: хващам (hvaštam) — take control of
• Bulgarian: пленявам (plenjavam) — take control of
• Catalan: capturar — take control of
• Cherokee: ᎠᏴᎩᏗᎠ (ayvgidia) — take control of
• Chinese Cantonese: 捉到 (zuk1 dou2) — take control of
• Chinese Mandarin: 捕獲 /捕获 (bǔhuò) — take control of
• Chinese Mandarin: 佔領 /占领 (zhànlǐng) — take control of
• Choctaw: yukachi — take control of
• Czech: zajmout — take control of
• Egyptian: a-H-T24 (ꜥḥ) — take control of
• Esperanto: kapti — take control of
• Finnish: kaapata — take control of
• Finnish: napata — take control of
• Finnish: siepata — take control of
• French: saisir — take control of
• French: capturer — take control of
• Galician: capturar — take control of
• German: fangen — take control of
• German: einfangen — take control of
• German: ergreiffen — take control of
• German: gefangen nehmen — take control of
• German: aufbringen — take control of
• Ancient Greek: ζωγρέω (zōgréō) — take control of
• Ancient Greek: ἁλίσκομαι (halískomai) — take control of
• Hungarian: elfog — take control of
• Hungarian: elkap — take control of
• Japanese: 捕獲する (hokaku suru) — take control of
• Khmer: ចាប់ (cap) — take control of
• Korean: 포획하다 (pohoekhada) — take control of
• Latin: capiō — take control of
• Latvian: sagrābt — take control of
• Lithuanian: pagrobti — take control of
• Eastern Mari: авалташ (avaltaš) — take control of
• Mongolian: олзлох (olzlox) — take control of
• Mongolian: барих (barix) — take control of
• Old English: ġefōn — take control of
• Old Turkic: 𐰞 (al-) — take control of
• Persian: اسیر کردن (asir kardan) — take control of
• Polish: zająć — take control of
• Portuguese: capturar — take control of
• Romanian: prinde — take control of
• Russian: захва́тывать (zaxvátyvatʹ) — take control of
• Russian: захвати́ть (zaxvatítʹ) — take control of
• Russian: брать в плен (bratʹ v plen) — take control of
• Russian: взять в плен (vzjatʹ v plen) — take control of
• Russian: пленя́ть (plenjátʹ) — take control of
• Russian: плени́ть (plenítʹ) — take control of
• Russian: завладева́ть (zavladevátʹ) — take control of
• Russian: завладе́ть (zavladétʹ) — take control of
• Scottish Gaelic: glac — take control of
• Scottish Gaelic: beò-ghlac — take control of
• Slovak: chytiť — take control of
• Slovene: zavzeti — take control of
• Slovene: ujeti — take control of
• Slovene: zajeti — take control of
• Spanish: capturar — take control of
• Swahili: nasa — take control of
• Swedish: tillfångata — take control of
• Thai: ยึด (yʉ́t) — take control of
• Tigrinya: መረኸ (maraxa) — take control of
• Turkish: ele geçirmek — take control of
• Ottoman Turkish: طوتمق (tutmak) — take control of
• Ukrainian: захо́плювати (zaxópljuvaty) — take control of
• Ukrainian: полони́ти (polonýty) — take control of
• Ukrainian: бра́ти в поло́н (bráty v polón) — take control of
• Ukrainian: спійма́ти (spijmáty) — take control of
• Vietnamese: bắt — take control of
• Welsh: dal — take control of
• Yiddish: פֿאַנגען (fangen) — take control of
• Chinese Mandarin: 碌 (lù) — store, record
• Czech: zachytit — store, record
• Esperanto: kapti — store, record
• Finnish: tallentaa — store, record
• French: enregistrer — store, record
• Italian: catturare — store, record
• Italian: riprendere — store, record
• Japanese: 記録する (kiroku suru) — store, record
• Portuguese: capturar — store, record
• Russian: запи́сывать (zapísyvatʹ) — store, record
• Russian: записа́ть (zapisátʹ) — store, record
• Slovak: zachytiť — store, record
• Slovak: zachytávať — store, record
• Slovene: ujeti — store, record
• Spanish: capturar — store, record
• Ukrainian: записа́ти (zapysáty) — store, record
• Ukrainian: запи́сувати (zapýsuvaty) — store, record
• Bulgarian: улавям (ulavjam) — reproduce convincingly
• Czech: zachytit — reproduce convincingly
• Finnish: vangita — reproduce convincingly
• Finnish: tavoittaa — reproduce convincingly
• French: capturer — reproduce convincingly
• Japanese: 捉える (toraeru) — reproduce convincingly
• Portuguese: capturar — reproduce convincingly
• Russian: ула́вливать (ulávlivatʹ) — reproduce convincingly
• Russian: улови́ть (ulovítʹ) — reproduce convincingly
• Spanish: capturar — reproduce convincingly
• Armenian: վերցնել (vercʻnel) — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Bulgarian: взимам (vzimam) — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Chinese Cantonese: 食 (sik6) — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Chinese Mandarin: 吃 (chī) — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Czech: vzít — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Czech: zajmout — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Dutch: slaan — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Finnish: lyödä — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Finnish: syödä — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• French: prendre — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Italian: catturare — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Italian: mangiare — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Italian: prendere — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Japanese: とる (toru) — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Polish: zbić — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Portuguese: capturar — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Russian: брать (bratʹ) — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Russian: взять (vzjatʹ) — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Russian: овладева́ть (ovladevátʹ) — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Russian: овладе́ть (ovladétʹ) — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Slovene: vzeti — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Spanish: capturar — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Swahili: nasa — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Swedish: ta — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Turkish: yemek — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Ukrainian: заволоді́ти (zavolodíty) — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Ukrainian: погли́нути (pohlýnuty) — remove or take control of opponent’s piece
• Vietnamese: ăn — remove or take control of opponent’s piece