TRAP - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. trap¹ [træp] N

1. trap (snare):

trap

Falle f <-, -n>

to set a trap

eine Falle aufstellen

2. trap:

trap (trick)

Falle f <-, -n>

trap (ambush)

Hinterhalt m <-s, ->

to fall [or walk] into a trap

in die Falle gehen

3. trap Brit inf! (mouth):

trap

Klappe f <-, -n> inf

trap

Maul nt <-(e)s, Mä̱u̱·ler> coarse

trap

Schnauze f <-, -n> coarse

oh, shut your trap!

ach, halt's Maul! coarse

to keep one's trap shut

die Schnauze halten coarse

4. trap (part of drain):

trap

Siphon m <-s, -s>

5. trap SPORTS:

trap (caster)

Wurfmaschine f

trap (for clay pigeons)

Wurftaubenanlage f

6. trap hist (carriage):

trap

[zweirädriger] Einspänner

7. trap COMPUT (software/hardware):

trap

Fangstelle f

II. trap¹ <-pp-> [træp] VB trans

1. trap (snare):

to trap an animal

ein Tier [in einer Falle] fangen

2. trap usu passive (confine):

to be trapped

eingeschlossen sein

to feel trapped

sich acc gefangen fühlen

Jack left the job because he was beginning to feel trapped

Jack kündigte, weil er begann sich eingeengt zu fühlen

3. trap (trick):

to trap sb

jdn in die Falle locken

to trap sb into sth/doing sth

jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun

4. trap (catch and hold):

to trap the ball SPORTS

den Ball stoppen

to trap one's finger/foot in the door

sich dat den Finger/Fuß in der Tür einklemmen

to trap a nerve

sich dat einen Nerv einklemmen

trap² [træp] N usu pl

trap ANAT short for trapezius (muscle)

trap

Trapezmuskel m

trap

Trapezius m spec

ˈboo·by trap N

1. booby trap (practical joke):

booby trap

Streich m <-(e)s, -e>

2. booby trap (bomb):

booby trap

getarnte Bombe

I. ˈboo·by-trap VB trans

1. booby-trap (as a joke):

to booby-trap sth

etw präparieren

she had booby-trapped the door with a bag of flour

sie hatte oben an der angelehnten Tür eine Tüte Mehl platziert

2. booby-trap (as a bomb):

to booby-trap a car

eine Bombe in einem Auto installieren

II. ˈboo·by-trap N modifier

a booby-trap bomb

eine harmlos getarnte Bombe

ˈcool·ing trap N CHEM

cooling trap

Kühlfalle f

ˈdeath trap N

death trap

Todesfalle f <-, -n>

be careful — those icy stairs are a death trap!

gib Acht — die vereiste Treppe ist lebensgefährlich!

par·ˈticu·late trap N

particulate trap

Partikelfilter m <-s, ->

ˈpov·er·ty trap N Brit

poverty trap

Armutsfalle f

to be caught in the poverty trap

in der Armutsfalle sitzen

ˈra·dar trap N

radar trap

Radarfalle f <-, -n>

to be caught in a radar trap

in eine Radarfalle geraten

ˈsand trap N Am SPORTS

sand trap

Bunker m <-s, ->

ˈspeed trap N

speed trap

Radarfalle f <-, -n>

ˈtour·ist trap N pej

tourist trap

Touristenfalle f pej

Present

I	trap
you	trap
he/she/it	traps
we	trap
you	trap
they	trap

Past

I	trapped
you	trapped
he/she/it	trapped
we	trapped
you	trapped
they	trapped

Present Perfect

I	have	trapped
you	have	trapped
he/she/it	has	trapped
we	have	trapped
you	have	trapped
they	have	trapped

Past Perfect

I	had	trapped
you	had	trapped
he/she/it	had	trapped
we	had	trapped
you	had	trapped
they	had	trapped