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verbinformal
to capture, to catch, to pick up
to detect, to sense, to receive
to understand
to meet or see someone
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- — Aussi cette fois-ci, dit le cardinal, ne s’agit-il plus de capter sa confiance, mais de se présenter franchement et loyalement à lui comme négociatrice."This time," said the cardinal, "it is no longer a matter of capturing his confidence, but of presenting himself frankly and loyally to him as a negotiator.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- — Mais je viens vous voir, reprit Milady, sans savoir combien elle aggravait, par cette réponse, les soupçons qu’avait fait naître dans l’esprit de son beau-frère la lettre de d’Artagnan, et voulant seulement capter la bienveillance de son auditeur par un mensonge."But I come to see you," said Milady, "without knowing how much she, by this answer, magnified the suspicions which had brought forth in the spirit of her brother-in-law d'Artagnan's letter, and only wanting to capture the benevolence of her listener by a lie.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
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