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fangen

capture

Meaning of fangen

to catch and hold someone or something

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German/ˈfaŋən/
Chinese pronunciation in Latin letterszhuāzhù
capture
fangen - capture
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fangen with Chinese translation

fangen usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Die Kamera kann jeden Moment fangen.

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Die Polizei konnte den Dieb fangen.

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fangen抓住
kochen做饭
sich ändern
binden
folgen遵循
entfernen移除
sich anfühlen感觉

fangen synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between fangen / einfangen / erwischen / festnehmen / ergreifen / einnehmen

E
🇩🇪German
einfangen

To catch or trap something, often an animal, person, or moving object.

B2Often
E
🇩🇪German
erwischen

To catch someone unexpectedly, often with the sense of catching them in the act or just in time.

B2Very Often
F
🇩🇪German
festnehmen

To arrest or detain officially; used mainly by police or authorities.

B2Often
E
🇩🇪German
ergreifen

To seize with the hand or to take advantage of an opportunity; can be literal or figurative.

B2Often
E
🇩🇪German
einnehmen

To occupy or take over a place, city, position, or role; often military, spatial, or abstract.

B2Often
B
🇩🇪German
besetzen

To occupy or fill something, especially territory, places, positions, or time slots.

B2Often

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How to pronounce fangen and what this word means

fangen means capture. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce fangen

/ˈfaŋən/

fangen translation

capture

fangen examples

Die Kamera kann jeden Moment fangen.

fangen transcription

/ˈfaŋən/

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fangen meaning: what does it mean?

jemanden oder etwas aufnehmen und festhalten

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fangen is pronounced as /ˈfaŋən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

fangen definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Die Kamera kann jeden Moment fangen. Translation: Камера может поймать каждый момент.

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