| Principal Translations |
| trap n | (physical: snare) | trampa nf |
| | The fox's leg was caught in a trap. |
| | La pata del zorro quedó atrapada en la trampa. |
| trap n | (trick to catch [sb]) | trampa nf |
| | The politician tried to set a trap for his opponent by talking about the war. |
| | El político intentó ponerle una trampa a su oponente hablando de la guerra. |
| trap [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (catch, immobilize) | atrapar a vtr + prep |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The wall had collapsed, trapping the miners beneath it. |
| | La pared había colapsado, y atrapó a los mineros debajo. |
| trap [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (ensnare) | poner a alguien en loc verb |
| | He trapped me into a situation where I had to do his work for him. |
| | Me puso en una situación en la que tuve que hacer el trabajo por él. |
| trap [sb] vtr | figurative, usu passive (catch) | no soltar a vtr + prep |
| | | enganchar a vtr + prep |
| | I was trapped talking to him for two hours. |
| | No me soltó y estuve dos horas hablando con él. |
| Additional Translations |
| trap n | (bad situation) | enredo nm |
| | (figurado) | callejón sin salida loc nom m |
| | (figurado) | agujero negro loc nom m |
| | He was caught in a trap of high debt payments. |
| | Se metió en un enredo de deudas muy altas. |
| trap n | (stratagem) | treta nf |
| | | trampa nf |
| | Hamlet laid a trap to make sure his uncle was guilty. |
| | Hamlet hizo una treta para demostrar que su tío era culpable. |
| trap n | (for shooting) | lanzaplatos nm inv |
| | The trap springs two clay pigeons into the air. |
| | El lanzaplatos arroja dos platillos de arcilla al aire. |
| trap n | (golf) (golf) | búnker nm |
| | (golf) | banco de arena nm |
| | He was winning until his ball landed in a trap next to the green. |
| | Iba ganando, hasta que su pelota cayó en un búnker cerca del green. |
| trap n | UK, slang (mouth) (coloquial) | hocico nm |
| | (coloquial) | pico nm |
| | | boca nf |
| | Watch that trap of yours! I don't want to hear you swearing again! |
| | ¡Ten cuidado con ese hocico! ¡No quiero volverte a oír diciendo palabrotas! |
| trap n | (plumbing: water-filled bend) | sifón nm |
| | The trap forms a seal, preventing sewer gases coming up the pipe. |
| | Her ring fell down the sink, but it got caught in the trap. |
| | Su anillo se cayó por el lavamanos, pero quedó atrapado en el sifón. |
| trap n | (carriage) | carro nm |
| | | carruaje nm |
| | She drove the trap into the village to sell her cheese. |
| | Llevó el carro al centro de la localidad para vender el queso. |
| trap n | (form of basalt) (voz sueca, geología) | trap nm |
| | (voz sueca, geología) | trapp nm |
| | Trap is a type of igneous rock. |
| | El trap es un tipo de roca ígnea. |
| trap⇒ vi | (trap animals) | cazar con trampa loc verb |
| | He spent his youth trapping in the North woods. |
| | Toda su juventud cazó con trampa en los bosques del Norte. |
| trap vi | (set traps) | poner trampas loc verb |
| | We'll trap in the morning and go back later to see what we've caught. |
| | Vamos a poner trampas por la mañana y más tarde volvemos para ver qué cazamos. |
| trap [sth]⇒ vtr | (ball) | atrapar⇒ vtr |
| | He trapped the ball, turned, and kicked it into the back of the net. |
| | Atrapó la pelota, giró y la disparó al fondo de la cancha. |
Compound Forms:
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| bear trap n | (snare to catch bears) | trampa para osos grupo nom |
| | | cepo nm |
| | Coloqué un cepo apara atrapar al zorro y resulta que cayó un oso. |
| bear trap n | figurative, UK (stock market indicator) (bolsa, figurado) | trampa de oso, trampa para osos grupo nom |
| booby trap n | (land mine) (PE, informal) | trampa cazabobos loc nom f |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La trampa cazabobos consistía de un balde lleno de agua que caería sobre la persona que abriera la puerta. |
| booby trap n | (hidden prank) | broma nf |
| | The booby trap was a bucket full of water that would fall on the person who opened the door. |
| | La broma consistía en un cubo lleno de agua que caería sobre la persona que abriera la puerta. |
| booby-trap [sth]⇒ vtr | (fit with a trap) | esconder una trampa loc verb |
| | | poner una trampa loc verb |
| death trap n | figurative (unsafe building or vehicle) | peligro nm |
| | (figurado) | trampa mortal expr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Ese coche es un peligro. |
firetrap,
fire trap n | (building that is a fire hazard) | edificio sin suficientes salidas de incendio grupo nom |
| | (coloquial) | trampa mortal en caso de incendio grupo nom |
| grease trap n | (part of a sink) | colector de grasa nm + loc adj |
| | | trampa de grasa nf + loc adj |
| honey trap n | figurative (entrapment through seduction) | trampa de seducción nf + loc adj |
| | The politician was flattered by the young woman's attentions, but it was a honey trap to blackmail him. |
| honey trap n | figurative (seduction to gain information) | seducir a alguien para obtener información loc verb |
| | An attractive female spy was sent as a honey trap to get the foreign diplomat to reveal his country's secrets. |
| keep your trap shut v expr | UK, slang (not speak, not divulge [sth]) (coloquial) | mantener la boca cerrada, mantener el pico cerrado loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | no abrir la boca, no abrir el pico loc verb |
| | | no decir nada loc verb |
lay a trap,
lay a trap for [sth] v expr | (set a trap, snare) | poner una trampa loc verb |
| | | tender una trampa loc verb |
| | | colocar una trampa loc verb |
| | He laid a trap for the mouse. |
| | Puso una trampa para ratones. |
lay a trap,
lay a trap for [sb] v expr | (trick [sb]) | tenderle una trampa a loc verb |
| | | ponerle una trampa a loc verb |
lint trap,
lint filter n | (part of clothes dryer) | filtro de pelusas nm + loc adj |
| moisture trap n | (device that absorbs damp) | trampa de humedad, trampa de condensación nf |
mousetrap,
mouse-trap n | (device for catching mice) | ratonera nf |
| | | trampa para ratones nf + loc prep |
| | We set out ten mousetraps hoping to catch a single mouse. |
| | Pusimos diez ratoneras esperando atrapar al menos un ratón. |
rattrap,
rat trap n | (snare for catching rats) | ratonera nf |
rattrap,
rat trap n | figurative (shabby and dirty building) (figurado) | ratonera nf |
| | (figurado) | chiquero nm |
| | (coloquial) | pocilga nf |
| | (coloquial) | cuchitril nm |
| sand trap n | (golf: bunker with sand) | banco de arena loc nom m |
| | | hoyo de arena loc nom m |
| | (voz inglesa) | búnker nm |
| | I'm useless at golf: I spend more time in the sand traps than on the greens. |
| | Soy un inútil en el golf, me paso más tiempo en los bancos de arena que en el green. |
| set a trap for [sb] v expr | (ensnare, trick) | ponerle una trampa a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | tenderle una trampa a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | We set a trap for him to see if we were right about him stealing from the till. |
| | Le pusimos una trampa para ver si era cierto que robaba dinero de la caja. |
Shut your mug!,
Shut your face!,
Shut your trap! interj | UK, impolite, slang (stop talking) (tú) | cierra el pico loc interj |
| | (vos) | cerrá el pico loc interj |
| | (tú) | cállate interj |
| | (vos) | callate interj |
| speed trap n | (stretch of road where speed is monitored) | dispositivo oculto de control de velocidad loc nom m |
| | The police set up a speed trap to catch people driving too fast. |
| | | fotorradar nm |
| | (ES, coloquial) | radar nm |
| | (ES) | control de velocidad loc nom m |
| | La policía puso un radar de velocidad para cazar a los conductores que circulan a velocidad excesiva. |
| steel trap n | (animal trap) | trampa de acero nf + loc adj |
| tourist trap n | figurative, informal (site that exploits sightseers) | gancho para turistas nm |
| | All the shops near the beach are tourist traps selling low-quality merchandise. |
| | Todas las tiendas cercanas a la playa son ganchos para turistas que venden mercancía de baja calidad. |
| | | trampa para turistas nf |
trapdoor,
trap door n | (opening in floor or ceiling) | trampilla nf |
| | | escotillón nm |
| | The magician disappeared by way of a trapdoor in the stage floor. |