choper

to catch, nab (informal)

verb shoh-PEH Less Common

Also means

to pick up (an illness)

Usage Note

Choper is a very colloquial verb used in everyday spoken French. Choper un rhume means to catch a cold; se faire choper means to get caught (by the police or in a lie). It is too casual for formal writing, where attraper or saisir would be used instead.

Examples

"Il s'est fait choper par la police hier soir."

Natural Translation

He got caught by the police last night.

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