apresar-capture: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is apresar?apresar is capture

What is capture?

  • tr. Hacer presa con las garras o colmillos: el perro apresó a la liebre.
    Tr. Make prey with claws or fangs: the dog caught the hare.
  • Capturar, coger a una persona o cosa: han apresado un pesquero español en aguas marroquíes.
    Catch, catch a person or thing: they have captured a Spanish fishing boat in Moroccan waters.
  • Aprisionar, poner en prisión: han apresado al delincuente.
    Imprison, put in prison: they have arrested the offender.