Captando (en. Capturing)
/kapˈtando/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
verb
Act of receiving or making an impression on something.
He is capturing everyone’s attention in the room.
Está captando la atención de todos en la sala.
Process by which an idea is understood or assimilated.
They are capturing the concept of mathematics more easily.
Están captando el concepto de matemáticas más fácilmente.
Action of attracting or collecting something, such as information.
The program is capturing data from different sources.
El programa está captando datos de diferentes fuentes.
Etymology
From the verb 'to capture', which comes from the Latin 'captare', meaning 'to grab' or 'to obtain'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
capturing Ideas
Referring to the understanding or assimilation of an idea.
captando Ideas
capturing attention
When someone is causing others to notice him or her.
captando la atención
capturing information
When data or details are collected from a source.
captando información
Related Words
to capture
Act of taking or receiving information.
captar
to decode
To interpret or understand a hidden message.
decodificar
to understand
To come to know or comprehend something.
entender
Slang Meanings
To understand something quickly.
I am already capturing what you are saying, don’t worry.
Ya estoy captando lo que estás diciendo, no te preocupes.
To get information in a clever way.
Everything happening in the meeting is being captured.
Se está captando todo lo que sucede en la reunión.