No. 7,686 in Catalan
captar
To capture, grasp, perceive, or attract.
In a sentence
He captat el missatge que volies transmetre.
I have understood the message you wanted to convey.
The word captat is used here to mean 'to understand' or 'to grasp' in the context of comprehending the message.
El nou cartell publicitari captarà l'atenció de molts.
The new advertisement poster will capture the attention of many.
In this sentence, captarà is used to signify 'catch' or 'capture,' in the sense of drawing attention.
El telescopi és capaç de captar llum d'estrelles llunyanes.
The telescope is capable of capturing light from distant stars.
Here, captar means 'to collect' or 'to capture' in the physical sense of gathering light.
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