Usage examples of "pillas" in Spanish with translation to English

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Cuando me pillas desprevenido, me pones en un aprieto. When you catch me off guard, it really puts me on the spot.
Si te vas ahora seguro que pillas un atasco. If you leave now, I'm sure you'll be caught in a traffic jam.
Él los pilló robando manzanas. He caught them stealing apples.
Lo pilló fumando un cigarrillo. She caught him smoking a cigarette.
Fui pillado con los pantalones bajados. I was caught with my pants down.
Le pillaron copiando en el examen. He was caught cheating in the exam.
En invierno, pillo a menudo la gripe. I often catch cold in winter.
Pillaron a Jim copiando durante el examen. Jim was caught cheating in the examination.
Le pillaron haciendo trampas en el examen. He was caught cheating in the exam.
Lo pilló haciendo trampa en una prueba. She caught him cheating on a test.
A Tom le pilló su madre masturbándose. Tom was caught masturbating by his mother.
Al ser extranjero, no pude pillar el chiste. Being a foreigner, I couldn't catch on to the joke.
Pillé un resfriado y estuve en cama ayer. I caught a cold and was in bed yesterday.
Lo pillamos tratando de salir de su cuarto. We caught him trying to go out of his room.
Les pillaron con las manos en la masa. They were caught red-handed.
Le pillaron con las manos en la masa. He was caught red handed.
Me pilló la lluvia de camino a casa. I was caught in the rain on my way home.
Una niña se pillo los dedos en la puerta. A little girl caught her fingers in the door.
El profesor pilló al alumno copiando en el examen. The teacher caught the student cheating on the examination.
No fuiste particularmente discreto, por lo que no es sorpresa que te han pillado. You weren't particularly discreet, so it's no wonder you got caught.
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