Published February 22, 2025 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Capter meaning
“Capter” is a verb meaning “to understand,” “to grasp,” “to get” (informally, as a synonym for “comprendre”), and also “to capture,” “to pick up” (e.g., a signal), or “to get” (attention).
Capter pronunciation
The IPA pronunciation of capter is /kap.te/, which sounds approximately like “kahp-tay.”
Capter example sentences
As-tu capté ce que je viens de vous expliquer ?
Did you understand what I just explained to you?
On ne capte pas le signal radio de ce village. On est trop loin.
We can’t pick up the radio signal in this village. We are too far.
Je n’ai pas pu capter son attention. Il n’a pas voulu m’écouter.
I wasn’t able to get his attention. He didn’t want to listen to me.
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- comprendre — to understand
- saisir — to grasp, understand
- percevoir — to perceive, detect
- recevoir — to receive, pick up
- un signal — a signal
- capter l’attention — to get someone’s attention
- capter un signal — to pick up a signal
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