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pescar 
a  vt 
1  [+peces, mariscos] to catch 
pescamos varias truchas  we caught several trout 
fuimos a pescar salmón  we went salmon-fishing 
2 * 
(=agarrar) 
lo ha pescado la policía  he's been caught  o  nabbed *  by the police 
¡si no te abrigas vas a pescar una pulmonía!  if you don't wrap up you'll catch pneumonia! 
viene a pescar un marido  she's come to get  o  bag *  a husband 
me pescaron fumando  I got caught smoking 
¡te pesqué!  caught you!, got you! 
3 *  (=entender) to get 
¿aún no has pescado el chiste?  haven't you got the joke yet? 
en la clase de matemáticas no pesco nada  I don't understand a thing in maths 
b  vi 
1  [pescador] to fish 
ir a pescar  to go fishing 
pescar a mosca  to fish with a fly, flyfish 
pescar a la rastra, pescar al arrastre  to trawl 
MODISMOS pescar en río revuelto  to fish in troubled waters 
2  (Andes, Cono Sur)  (=dormitar) to nod, doze
c pescarse  vpr 
MODISMOS no sabe lo que se pesca  * he hasn't a clue *  
he has no idea



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