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Meanings of intercept (intercepting) 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 intercepting in English
              1
              There was the chance that the Indians were following or intercepting them.
              The Trail of the Sword, Volume 2
              2
              Feed an increased quantity through the oil pipe to the intercepting valve.
              The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive E...
              3
              The Thaumaturg had always been very effective in intercepting their raiding parties.
              Blood and Bone
              4
              Mr. Franklin grinned amiably; Hobbs, the butcher, intercepting his eye, grinned back.
              The Postmaster's Daughter
              5
              He caught her, of course, intercepting her face at the last moment.
              Alien: Covenant
              6
              But Annabel, intercepting, drew her to the hearth-rug and began humble apologies.
              Blue Bonnet in Boston; or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's
              7
              They also stopped a pair of Utah drives by intercepting Huntley twice.
              Reuters
              8
              She might prove, by intercepting his Aminta, that her head was on.
              Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 5
              9
              The two countries' security agencies work together on intercepting drugs and capturing kingpins.
              Reuters
              10
              They are intercepting communications, looking out for Isis movements and identifying possible targets.
              The Guardian
              11
              The proposed legislation removes the restriction on the GCSB intercepting New Zealanders' communication.
              Radio NZ
              12
              July 17 - Detectives arrest Brooks on suspicion of intercepting communications and corruption.
              Reuters
              13
              There are international signals that you can use when you're intercepting another aircraft.
              Wired
              14
              He caught sight of the mute request, and intercepting the officious sentry remarked:-
              Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons: Wesel, Sennelager, Klinge...
              15
              They're going to get you for intercepting Major Major's correspondence, too.
              Catch-22
              16
              An unidentified intercepting contact is a mandatory GC condition for any unescorted Destroyer.
              For Honor We Stand
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              Intercepting through the time
              Intercepting across language varieties
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