copsar

Catalan

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kupˈsa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [kopˈsa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [kopˈsaɾ]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

copsar (first-person singular present copso, first-person singular preterite copsí, past participle copsat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. to catch (to seize an object in motion, especially from the air)
    Synonyms: atrapar, agafar
  2. to get, to obtain
    Synonym: aconseguir
  3. (figurative) to grasp; to understand
    Synonyms: captar, entendre

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