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kap· I§ vt 1 to take hold, grip, grab; catch, grasp, seize, clutch 2 to capture 3 to comprise; include 4 to catch up with [ ], overtake 5 [Fig] to perceive, get II§ vt, vi to start • ia kap· anën to get a hold on , find the best way to approach <> • s'[ ] kap· as sharra, as lima "neither a saw nor a file could bite into [ ]" (there's not enough there to saw, let alone file) [ ] has nothing to [ ]'s name, [ ] is dirt poor • <> kap·3sg dora <> has a tendency to take things that don't belong to <>: <> has sticky fingers • ia kap· fillin to get a hold on , find the best way to approach <> • [ ] kap·3sg gjumi [ ] falls asleep • kap· ikën to run away, flee • [ ] kap·3sg kalemi për ters to have it in for [ ] • [ ] kap·3sg kalemi [ ] is selected/chosen arbitrarily; good/bad luck falls to [ ] completely by chance • Kape laro, prite balo [Tease] "Catch it, Spot; grab it, Fido." It looks like a circus in there with all that noise and confusion. • e kap· lepurin/dhelprën me qerre "catches the hare/fox with a cart" to be able to accomplish difficult tasks without wasteful haste: have a quiet but steady competence kapacite't nm capacity kapadai' nm (Colloq) conceited braggart