trap

• Dispositif ou situation conçu pour capturer, piéger ou tromper quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

A noun referring to a device or situation designed to catch, ensnare, or deceive someone or something.

1. Device for catching animalsA2formal

   A device or contraption designed to catch or hold animals.

   Piège pour animaux

   • The hunter set a trap for the rabbit.
   • The mouse was caught in a trap.
   • They used a trap to capture the wild boar.

   Synonymesginnetpitfallsnare

2. Deceptive situationB1formal

   A situation or trick intended to deceive or catch someone.

   piège

   • The police set a trap to catch the thief.
   • He walked right into the trap she had laid.
   • The offer was a trap to get him to reveal his secrets.

   Synonymesambushdeceptionpitfallployrusesetupsnaretrick

3. Unavoidable problemB2informal

   A difficult or unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape.

   piège (situation inextricable)

   • He found himself in a financial trap with too much debt.
   • The company fell into the trap of relying on one client.
   • She was caught in a trap of her own making.

   Synonymesbindcornerdilemmafixholejammesspicklepredicamentquandary

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de capturer ou d'enfermer quelqu'un ou quelque chose, ou de se retrouver dans une situation difficile.

A verb used to indicate the act of catching or confining someone or something, or of being caught in a difficult situation.

1. Catch or captureB1formal

   To catch or hold someone or something in a confined space or device.

   piéger

   • The hunters trapped the fox in the forest.
   • She trapped the mouse under a bowl.
   • They trapped the criminal in a dead-end alley.

   Synonymesambushbagcapturecatchcornerensnareentrapnetseizesnare

   Antonymesfreerelease

2. Trick or deceiveB2informal

   To deceive someone into doing something or believing something false.

   Piéger / Tromper

   • He trapped her into admitting the truth.
   • The scammer trapped the victim with a fake email.
   • She felt trapped by his lies.

   Synonymesdeceivedupeensnareentrapfoolgullhoodwinkoutwitsnaretrick

   Antonymesdisabuseenlightenundeceive

3. Prevent escapeB1formal

   To prevent someone or something from leaving a place.

   piéger, empêcher de fuir

   • The firefighters trapped the fire in the building.
   • The snowstorm trapped them in their car for hours.
   • The debris trapped the miners underground.

   Synonymescagecapturecatchconfinecornerensnareentrapimprisonlock inpensnare

   Antonymesfreerelease