What does “Catch someone in the act” mean?

Catch someone in the act

Meaning: To see or discover someone doing something, especially something wrong or secret.

Pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa

Significado: Ver o descubrir a alguien haciendo algo, especialmente algo malo o secreto.

Pegar alguém em flagrante

Significado: Ver ou descobrir alguém a fazer algo, especialmente algo errado ou secreto.

Prendre quelqu'un sur le fait

Signification: Voir ou découvrir quelqu'un en train de faire quelque chose, surtout quelque chose de mal ou de secret.

Jemanden auf frischer Tat ertappen

Bedeutung: Jemanden dabei sehen oder entdecken, wie er etwas tut, besonders etwas Falsches oder Geheimes.

Cogliere qualcuno in flagrante

Significato: Vedere o scoprire qualcuno mentre fa qualcosa, soprattutto qualcosa di sbagliato o segreto.

Birini suçüstü yakalamak

Anlam: Birini yanlış veya gizli bir şey yaparken görmek veya keşfetmek.

当场抓住某人

意思: 看到或发现某人正在做某事,尤其是错误或秘密的事。

現行犯で捕まえる

意味: 何か悪いことをしている現場を見つけること。

현장에서 잡다

의미: 누군가 잘못된 행동을 하는 순간을 발견하다.

Dialogue

10:20:30 - The police caught the thief in the act of breaking into the store.

10:20:33 - That's great. They finally got him.

10:20:36 - He didn't even see them coming.

10:20:39 - He'll be going to jail now.

16:40:15 - I caught my neighbor in the act of taking my newspaper.

16:40:18 - That's so petty. What did you do?

16:40:21 - I just asked him to stop. He said he was sorry.

16:40:24 - At least he apologized.