Catch - Erwischen (The 2755th Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Catch is Erwischen. It can be used as verb. It is the 2755th most commonly used word in German, classified as a B2 word. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries, transport & travel, activities & movements, law. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: catch

de German: erwischen

Examples

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We're going to catch you red-handed one day. Irgendwann erwischen wir dich in flagranti.
I must catch the first train. Ich muss den ersten Zug erwischen.
I have to leave early to catch the train. Ich muss früh los, um den Zug zu erwischen.
I really had to run for it to catch the train. Ich musste ganz schön rennen, um den Zug noch zu erwischen.
We have a plane to catch. Wir müssen ein Flugzeug erwischen.
I have a train to catch. Ich muss einen Zug erwischen.
I had wanted to catch the first train. Ich wollte den ersten Zug erwischen.
My friend and I have to catch a train. Entschuldigen Sie uns, meine Herren, wir müssen den Zug erwischen.

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Catch - Erwischen (The 2755th Most Common German Word)
Then let's go catch a train. Dann lasst uns einen Zug erwischen.
I'm just trying to catch a train. Ich will nur meinen Zug erwischen.
Like running to catch a train or a love at first sight. Als würde man rennen, um einen Zug oder eine Liebe auf den ersten Blick zu erwischen.
To catch someone as smart as you Had to use a special bait. Verstehen Sie, Mr. Holmes, um jemanden von Ihrer Intelligenz zu erwischen, brauchte ich einen ganz speziellen Köder.
If we catch someone doing this, they will be banned from all GameMania servers. Sollten wir jemanden dabei erwischen, wird er von allen GameMania-Servern verbannt.
Unfortunately this reduces the incentive for a player to take a risk in order to catch someone with a large number of cards. Leider verringert dies den Anreiz, ein Risiko einzugehen, um einen Spieler, der noch sehr viele Karten hat, zu erwischen.
Raphael Honigstein: I think it will catch Frankfurt. Raphael Honigstein: Ich denke, dass es Frankfurt erwischen wird.
The man you couldn't catch. Der Mann, den Sie nicht erwischen konnten.
We gotta catch her off base. Wir müssen sie auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen.
Most people try to breathe into their cupped hand in order catch a whiff of their own breath, but too often this just give you an idea of how your hand smells. Die meisten Leute atmen in ihre Hand, um einen Hauch ihres eigenen Atems zu erwischen, aber oftmals bekommst du dadurch nur eine Vorstellung davon, wie deine Hand riecht.
Even a hummingbird couldn't catch Tyler at work. Sogar ein Kolibri könnte Tyler nicht erwischen.
And somewhere the scouts ought to have caught an informer. Und irgendwo sollten die Kundschafter einen Informanten erwischen.
No, we got to catch him in the act of something. Wir müssen ihn in flagranti erwischen.

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Catch - Erwischen (The 2755th Most Common German Word)

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