Spanish Conversation · Level 65
60 words
Spanish word
cazar
Pronunciation
IPA/kaˈθaɾ/
Meaning
- verbhunt
Example
¿Vas a cazar este fin de semana?
Are you going hunting this weekend?
More examples
No pude cazar la oferta antes de que se agotara.
I couldn't snag the deal before it sold out.
Core concept
A hunter pursuing and seizing an animal.
Common phrases
cazar una oferta
snag a deal
cazar una oportunidad
snag an opportunity
cazar al vuelo
catch on the fly
Similar words
atrapar: Catch something that is trying to get away, often by snatching or trapping.
perseguir: Follow someone or something closely over time or distance to overtake them.
capturar: Seize and secure a person, animal, or object so it is under control and cannot escape.
acechar: Approach and watch a target stealthily while remaining hidden and waiting to strike.
Definition in Spanish
Atrapar o capturar animales tras perseguirlos; también emplearse en sentido figurado para aprovechar u obtener algo buscándolo.
Word origin
From Latin capere 'to take', via Late Latin captiare and Old Spanish forms, giving a verb whose core sense is to seize something after pursuit.
Usage tips
- In colloquial Spanish, 'no lo cazo' means 'I don't get it', so cazar also appears figuratively when someone fails to grasp or catch an idea.