No. 12,998 in Spanish
pescar
"Pescar" means "to fish" or "to catch fish."
In a sentence
Me gusta pescar en el río los fines de semana.
I like fishing in the river on weekends.
In this sentence, 'pescar' means 'to fish' as an activity or hobby.
Logré pescar la idea del proyecto después de escuchar la explicación.
I managed to grasp the idea of the project after listening to the explanation.
Here, 'pescar' is used figuratively to mean 'to catch' or 'to understand' something.
¿Viste cómo pescó el ladrón al salir de la tienda?
Did you see how they caught the thief after exiting the store?
In this case, 'pescar' is used to refer to catching someone, often in the act or as a result of wrongdoing.
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