trap

trap
træp
1. noun
1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) trampa
2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) trampa

2. verb
(to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) atrapar, cazar, pillar; tender/poner una trampa
- trap-door
trap1 n trampa
he fell into my trap cayó en la trampa
a mousetrap una ratonera
to set a trap tender una trampa
trap2 vb atrapar
we managed to trap the thief pudimos atrapar al ladrón
to be trapped quedar atrapado / quedar aprisionado
El pasado y participio pasado de trap se escribe trapped; el gerundio se escribe trapping
trap
tr[træp]
noun
1 (gen) trampa
2 familiar (mouth) boca
keep your trap shut cállate
3 (vehicle) coche nombre masculino ligero de dos ruedas
4 (of drain) sifón nombre masculino
transitive verb (pt & pp trapped, ger trapping)
1 (catch - gen) atrapar; (snare - animal) cazar; (imprison) entrampar; (part of body) pillar
they were trapped in the building quedaron atrapados en el edificio
2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in football) parar con el pie
3 figurative use (trick) engañar, tender una trampa a
they trapped me into telling them me sacaron la información engañándome
4 (heat, light, etc) retener
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to lay a trap / set a trap tender una trampa, poner una trampa
to fall into a trap caer en una trampa
trap ['træp] vt, trapped ; trapping : atrapar, apresar (en una trampa)
trap n
: trampa f
to set a trap: tender una trampa
trap
v.
atrapar v.
enjaezar v.
entrampar v.
lacear v.
n.
armadijo s.m.
artimaña s.f.
asechanza s.f.
bombillo s.m.
carnada s.f.
celada s.f.
cepo s.m.
encerrona s.f.
engañabobos s.m.
garlito s.m.
lanzaplatos s.m.
lazo s.m.
red s.f.
sifón s.m.
trampa s.f.
zancadilla s.f.

I træp
noun
1)
a) (for animals, people) trampa f

to lay o set a trap for somebody — tenderle* una trampa or una celada a alguien

to fall/walk into a trap — caer* en una trampa

2) (mouth) (sl)

to keep one's trap shut — no abrir* la boca (fam), no decir* nada

shut your trap! — cierra el pico! (fam), cállate (la boca)!


II
transitive verb -pp
a) (snare) \<\<animal\>\> cazar* (con trampa)
b) (cut off, catch) (often pass) atrapar

the driver was trapped in the wreckage — el conductor quedó atrapado en el vehículo siniestrado

she trapped her finger in the door — se agarró or se pilló or (Esp tb) se cogió el dedo en la puerta

c) (trick, deceive)

he trapped me into a confession/into admitting that ... — me tendió una trampa y confesé/reconocí que ...

d) \<\<liquid/gas/light/heat\>\> retener*
[træp]
1. N
1) (lit, fig) trampa f

it's a trap! — ¡es una trampa!

he was caught in his own trap — cayó en su propia trampa

we were caught like rats in a trap — estábamos atrapados como en una ratonera

that car is a death trap — ese coche es una bomba or tiene mucho peligro

curtains are a natural dust trap — en las cortinas se suele acumular mucho el polvo

to fall into a trap — caer en una trampa

to lay a trap (for sb) — tender una trampa (a algn)

to lure sb into a trap — hacer que algn caiga en una trampa

to set a trap (for sb) — tender una trampa (a algn)

they walked straight into our trap — cayeron de lleno en nuestra trampa

poverty, speed, tourist
2) ** (=mouth) boca f

shut your trap! — ¡cierra el pico! *, ¡cállate la boca! *

to keep one's trap shut — cerrar el pico *, callar la boca *

you keep your trap shut about this — de esto no digas ni pío *

3) (=carriage) coche ligero de dos ruedas
4) (in greyhound racing) caseta f de salida
5) (for clay pigeon shooting) lanzaplatos m inv
6) (Golf) búnker m
7) (Tech) sifón m , bombillo m
8) (also: trapdoor) trampilla f ; (Theat) escotillón m
2. VT
1) (=snare) [+ animal] atrapar, cazar con trampa; [+ criminal] atrapar, coger, agarrar (LAm)
2) (=dupe) hacer caer en la trampa, engañar

you're not going to trap me like that — con esas no me vas a hacer caer en la trampa, con esas no me vas a engañar

to trap sb into sth — tender una trampa a algn para que haga algo

he felt he had been trapped into marriage — le parecía que le habían cazado al casarse, le parecía que le habían tendido una trampa para que se casara

they trapped her into confessing — le tendieron una trampa y confesó

3) (=hold fast, confine) atrapar

survivors are trapped in the rubble — los supervivientes están enterrados or atrapados bajo los escombros

the miners are trapped underground — los mineros están atrapados bajo tierra

heavy snowfalls had trapped us in the village — las fuertes nevadas nos habían dejado incomunicados or aislados en el pueblo

they tied a rope around his body, trapping his arms — le ataron una cuerda alrededor del cuerpo, inmovilizándole los brazos

to trap one's finger in sth — pillarse or cogerse or (LAm) atraparse el dedo con algo

to trap a nerve — pillar or (Sp) coger un nervio

4) (=retain) [+ heat, gas, water] retener
5) (Sport) [+ ball] parar (con el pie)
3.
CPD

trap door N — trampilla f ; (Theat) escotillón m

* * *

I [træp]
noun
1)
a) (for animals, people) trampa f

to lay o set a trap for somebody — tenderle* una trampa or una celada a alguien

to fall/walk into a trap — caer* en una trampa

2) (mouth) (sl)

to keep one's trap shut — no abrir* la boca (fam), no decir* nada

shut your trap! — cierra el pico! (fam), cállate (la boca)!


II
transitive verb -pp
a) (snare) \<\<animal\>\> cazar* (con trampa)
b) (cut off, catch) (often pass) atrapar

the driver was trapped in the wreckage — el conductor quedó atrapado en el vehículo siniestrado

she trapped her finger in the door — se agarró or se pilló or (Esp tb) se cogió el dedo en la puerta

c) (trick, deceive)

he trapped me into a confession/into admitting that ... — me tendió una trampa y confesé/reconocí que ...

d) \<\<liquid/gas/light/heat\>\> retener*

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