prender - to arrest, to capture, to fasten, to attach, to take root (especially in the reflexive form, prenderse), to start something on fireSpanish example: Ellos prendieron al ladrón y le golpearon hasta casi. matarlo.
English example: They captured the crook and hit him until they almost killed him.
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prender - to arrest, to capture, to fasten, to attach, to take root (especially in the reflexive form, prenderse), to start something on fire