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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGotcha
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gotcha
"Er hatte einen Gotcha-Moment, als er die Lüge aufdeckte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A situation in which someone is caught or tricked.
"The detective finally had a gotcha moment when he uncovered the suspect's alibi."
- 1
Used to indicate that one has caught someone in a mistake or has understood something.
"Gotcha! I knew you were lying about your whereabouts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'gotcha' is a colloquial contraction of 'got you,' originating in American English in the early 20th century. It evolved from informal speech into a widely recognized term used to indicate understanding or to catch someone in a mistake.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gotcha" is said worldwide
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Attrapé
Transliteration: a-trah-pay
"Il a eu un moment d'attrapé quand il a découvert la vérité."
Gotcha
Transliteration: gotcha
"Er hatte einen Gotcha-Moment, als er die Lüge aufdeckte."
Ti ho preso
Transliteration: tee oh preh-zoh
"Ho avuto un momento di 'ti ho preso' quando ho scoperto la verità."
Te atrapé
Transliteration: teh ah-trah-peh
"Tuve un momento de 'te atrapé' cuando descubrí la mentira."
Peguei você
Transliteration: peh-gey voh-seh
"Tive um momento de 'peguei você' quando descobri a verdade."
मैंने आपको पकड़ लिया
Transliteration: maine aapko pakad liya
"जब मैंने सचाई का पता लगाया, तो मैंने आपको पकड़ लिया।"
抓到你了
Transliteration: zhuā dào nǐ le
"当我发现真相时，我抓到你了。"
잡았다
Transliteration: jabatda
"진실을 발견했을 때, 나는 잡았다."
捕まえた
Transliteration: tsukamaeta
"真実を見つけたとき、私は捕まえた。"
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