Trap in spanish
pronunciation: tɹ̩ɑmpɑ part of speech: noun
trap1 = trampa.
Example: This article discusses benefits along with goals to be aimed for and traps to be avoided.more:
» booby trap = bomba trampa, trampa explosiva, trampa cazabobos, cazabobos.
Example: Every Friday we meet and learn about cool stuff like mines, bridges and booby traps then on field days we put all this into practice .» death trap = trampa mortal, situación peligrosa, lugar peligroso.
Example: The highways across the country have virtually become death traps as there are apparently no authorities to control reckless driving.» fall into + the trap = caer en la trampa.
Example: It is very easy to fall into the trap of enjoying the act of telling stories and reading aloud so much that the children never get a chance to read themselves.» food trap = comida como escapatoria, la.
Example: Common food traps that accompany depression including eating too much, eating too little, and making unhealthy food choices.» lobster trap = cesta para pescar langostas.
Example: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.» mantrap = cepo.
Example: Mantraps became popular in Britain in the latter half of the 18th century, not against the threat of assault, but to deter poachers.» mantrap = tentadora, seductora, mujer tentadora, mujer seductora.
Example: Talented but not altogether confident, soulfully pretty though hardly a mantrap, she's a singer-songwriter who just can't get the lyrics right.» mousetrap = ratonera.
Example: The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".» poverty trap = trampa de la pobreza. [Teoría según la cual el pobre siempre seguirá siéndolo al no disponer de las opurtunidades para salir de la pobreza]
Example: The poverty trap argument depends on children's work being substitutable for schooling.» rattletrap = tartana, coche viejo, cacharro, chatarra.
Example: Some children are being carried to school in rattletraps that ought not to be on the highway.» rattletrap = desvencijado, destartalado.
Example: To recuperate, she took Lise and her brother to live in a rattletrap house on the beach for the summer.» rat trap = trampa para ratas.
Example: Kittens are curious creatures, so you'll need to keep yours away from rat traps.» rat trap = nido de ratas.
Example: Amanda's landlord ought to be sued for allowing people to live in such a rat trap.» suntrap = recacha, lugar resguardado del viento y soleado.
Example: Forestry officials have created suntraps in one of the region's beauty spots to prevent a species of the ant family from becoming extinct.» tank trap = trampa antitanques.
Example: These tank traps were the last line of defence against an enemy sea invasion of the coast during World War II.» tourist trap = sitio muy turístico, sitio demasiado turístico, montaje turístico. [Generalmente usado en inglés para indicar que el sitio en cuestión está enfocado exclusivamente al turista con precios demasiado elevados]
Example: This is the most kitchsky and ritzy part of my Hollywood experience and a definite tourist trap for tourists.» trapdoor [trap door] = trampilla, trampilla en el suelo.
Example: She went along to the trapdoor, raised it, swung down onto the steps, and closed it above her.trap2 = atrapar, entrampar, detectar, coger.
Example: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.more:
» booby-trap = poner una bomba trampa, poner una trampa explosiva.
Example: Electricity pylons, many in town centres, are booby-trapped with mines, grenades and mortars in Bubanza province.» entrap = atrapar, coger.
Example: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales .» trap + light = reflejar la luz.
Example: This process is similar to the way jets of water in illuminated fountains trap the light from underwater light sources.» trap + Nombre + inside = atrapar dentro.
Example: At least 119 people have died after a fire at a poultry slaughterhouse broke out and trapped the workers inside.