Grammatical class

Verb

rattraper

(transitive) to get back (something which is lost)

Details

Syllables

rat-tra-per

Phonetics

ʁa.tʁa.pe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

3232

Freq. (movies)

2583

Freq. (news)

5762

Sentences

J’ai fini par te rattraper.

I've finally caught you.

A1

J'ai du sommeil à rattraper.

I need to catch up on some sleep.

A1

Je ne peux pas rattraper Tom.

I can't catch up with Tom.

A1

On doit rattraper le temps perdu.

Lost time must be made up for.

A1

Elle a couru pour le rattraper.

She ran to catch up to him.

A2

J'ai dû courir pour le rattraper.

I had to run to catch up with him.

A2

Il essaya de rattraper le temps perdu.

He tried to make up for lost time.

B1

J'aimerais pouvoir rattraper le temps perdu.

I wish I could make up for lost time.

B1

On s'est empressé de rattraper le temps perdu.

We hurried to make up for lost time.

B1

Il s'est dépêché afin de rattraper le temps perdu.

He hurried on to make up for lost time.

B1

Ben est derrière eux, mais il devrait bientôt les rattraper.

Ben is behind them, but he'll soon catch up with them.

B2

Je dois rattraper le temps perdu en conduisant vite.

I must make up for lost time by driving fast.

C2