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I . trap [træp] N

1. trap (device):

trap
pułapka f
trap
sidła pl

3. trap Brit inf (mouth):

trap
dziób m
shut your trap!
zamknij dziób!
to keep one's trap shut
trzymać gębę na kłódkę

4. trap TECH (in pipe):

trap
syfon m

II . trap <-pp-> [træp] VB trans

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1. trap a. fig (catch in trap):

trap
złapać w pułapkę

2. trap (close):

trap
uwięzić

booby trap N

1. booby trap (joke):

booby trap
kawał m

2. booby trap (bomb):

booby trap
bomba-pułapka f

death trap N inf

radar trap N AUTO

Usage examples with trap

to set a trap
zastawiać [perf zastawić] pułapkę
to lay a trap
zastawić pułapkę
shut your trap!
zamknij dziób!
to keep one's trap shut
trzymać gębę na kłódkę
to lure sb/sth into a trap
wprowadzić [lub zwabić] kogoś/coś w pułapkę

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In less than a minute, the station had become a death trap.
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The play featured the innovative vampire trap, a trapdoor in the stage which allowed an actor to disappear (or appear) almost instantly.
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Not one with any scruples, he has no problem in destroying ruins to trap characters, but also challenging them to one-on-one duels.
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Booth's execution was bungled, and he fell through the scaffold's trap door, to the floor.
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The effect is to trap Euroland in chronic slump, at least until the victims rebel and take matters into their own hands.
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Although save points are typically seen as boons, some games that are notorious for unforgiving trap-filled gameplay occasionally use this tendency to fool the player.
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Unbeknown to the nationalists, the communists set a trap by giving up more land to spread the nationalist thin.
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This turned into a trap because he was no longer able to expose his true vita without appearing as a show-off.
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Little by little, she dampens his resolve until he too falls into a trap designed specifically for him.
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Where the oil was undisturbed, the light would be reflected into a light trap.
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