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Meanings of intercept in English

Portuguese
interceptar
Spanish
intervenir

Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.

        interceptar
        Portuguese
        intercetar
        Spanish
        detener

        Seize on its way.

              intercetar
              Usage of intercept in English
              1
              Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull praised police and security services for the intercept.
              Radio NZ
              2
              Marphissa's flotilla was too far out of position to manage an intercept.
              Perilous Shield
              3
              Second and Fifth Light Cruiser Squadrons, intercept and recover all escape pods.
              Beyond The Frontier: Invincible
              4
              Leo hurried forward, running past other agents in order to intercept him.
              Agent 6
              5
              Order the flotilla on a vector to intercept the mobile forces facility.
              Tarnished Knight
              6
              A police boat was being sent to intercept the vessel, it reported.
              Reuters
              7
              Japan then scrambled warplanes to intercept, saying it backed South Korea's claims.
              News.com.au
              8
              Sommers started to intercept him in the hall, but restrained the impulse.
              The Web of Life
              9
              They are fallible -remember Slater's intercept pass in the 2008 final?
              The Guardian
              10
              It's not enough to intercept terrorists here, at the very last minute.
              The Guardian
              11
              Sadly, our intercept will make that outcome harder to achieve, not easier.
              Wired
              12
              The oarsmen had comprehended their strategy and changed direction to intercept them.
              Imajica: Complete Edition
              13
              They are to steer one way in order to intercept the Plate-fleet.
              Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time
              14
              It will be perfectly simple for you to intercept the manuscript, Bertie.
              A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories
              15
              In the distance Bob saw several Whig cavalry rounding to intercept them.
              The system of the world
              16
              By making allowances, we may intercept her; I am convinced of it.
              Stories by English Authors: The Sea
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              Intercept through the time
              Intercept across language varieties
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              Common
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