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captura

capture

noun kahp-TOO-rah Less Common

Also means

screenshot

Usage Note

Captura is used both for the physical act of catching a person or animal (captura del fugitivo) and in digital contexts for a captura de pantalla (screenshot). The verb is capturar.

Examples

"La captura del fugitivo tardó días."

Natural Translation

The capture of the fugitive took days.

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