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  1. Spanish (Spain)
  2. /Colloquial Spain (guay, el chaval)
  3. /pillar

pillar

pillar
to catch, to get (informal)
From Lesson 342:Colloquial Spain (guay, el chaval)·Spanish (Spain)

Usages of pillar

No lo pillo. ¿Me lo explicas otra vez?
I don't get it. Can you explain it to me again?
He pillado un resfriado.
I've caught a cold.
Si no corremos, no pillamos el bus.
If we don't run, we won't catch the bus.
Pon el tope en la puerta, no sea que se pille los dedos.
Put the doorstop on the door, just in case she catches her fingers.
La carretera es más larga de lo que pensaba y encima hemos pillado un bache enorme.
The road is longer than I thought, and on top of that we have hit a huge pothole.
La pillaron haciendo trampas en el examen.
They caught her cheating in the exam.

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