GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

ertappen

catch in the act

Er wurde dabei ertappt, vertrauliche Unterlagen mitzunehmen, obwohl ihm ausdrücklich erklärt worden war, dass diese im Büro bleiben mussten.

He was caught taking confidential documents despite explicit instructions that they must remain in the office.

catch oneself doing or thinking

Ich ertappe mich dabei, Zustimmung vorschnell mit Verlässlichkeit gleichzusetzen, obwohl frühere Erfahrungen mir gezeigt haben, dass beides auseinanderfallen kann.

I catch myself too readily equating agreement with reliability, although past experience has shown me they can differ.

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