catch off

English - Turkish

Definition of catch off in English Turkish dictionary

yakalamak

avlamak

Related Terms

catch off guard

(deyim) Hazırlıksız yakalamak

catch off guard

Savunmasız yakalamak

catch s.o. off guard

birini gafil avlamak

catch the enemy off guard

(Askeri) Düşmanı gafil avlamak

English - English

Definition of catch off in English English dictionary

Related Terms

catch off guard

(deyim) Challenge or confront a person at a time of lack of preparedness or sufficient care

The suspect was caught off guard by the detective and confessed where he had hidden the stolen car.

catch someone off guard

surprise someone, catch someone unprepared

Turkish pronunciation

käç ôf

Pronunciation

/ˈkaʧ ˈôf/ /ˈkæʧ ˈɔːf/

Etymology

[ 'kach, 'kech ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English cacchen, from Old North French cachier to hunt, from Vulgar Latin captiare, alteration of Latin captare to chase, frequentative of capere to take; more at HEAVE.