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capture the mood

express the feeling of a scene

If something captures the mood, it expresses the main feeling or atmosphere of a scene or situation.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

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What did you think of the soundtrack?

It really captured the mood of the film.

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The soft lighting captures the mood of the quiet café.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The music captured about the mood of the film.

Say: The music captured the mood of the film.

Use "capture the mood" without "about" when describing the atmosphere a work expresses.

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How it fits in a sentence.

capture the mood of a place; captured the mood perfectly

Your turn: say it out loud

The soft lighting captures the mood of the quiet café.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

capture the mood

express the feeling of a scene

“The soft lighting captures the mood of the quiet café.”

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