cazar al vuelo: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  • To grasp or understand something immediately and without deliberation; to pick up an idea or point on the spot.
  • To seize an opportunity or make use of something quickly as it arises.

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  • Durante la reunión, Marta logró cazar al vuelo todas las ideas y las sintetizó perfectamente.

    During the meeting, Marta managed to grasp all the ideas immediately and summarized them perfectly.

  • No hace falta explicar mucho, él siempre caza al vuelo lo que se le dice sin problemas.

    No need to explain much; he always picks up on what is said immediately without problems.

  • ¿Viste cómo cazar al vuelo ese concepto que mencionó el profesor? Fue impresionante.

    Did you see how he grasped that concept the professor mentioned right away? It was impressive.

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  • To catch something in flight, such as a thrown object or an insect (literal).

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  • El niño logró cazar al vuelo la pelota que le lanzó su padre en el parque.

    The boy managed to catch the ball in flight that his father threw at the park.

  • Mientras caminaba, intenté cazar al vuelo una mariposa que pasó cerca de mí.

    While walking, I tried to catch a butterfly in flight that passed near me.

  • En la clase de biología, aprendimos a cazar al vuelo insectos para estudiarlos mejor.

    In biology class, we learned to catch insects in flight to study them better.

  • Para la competencia, los atletas deben cazar al vuelo los discos que se lanzan con rapidez.

    For the competition, athletes must catch in flight the discs that are thrown quickly.