poverty trap in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for poverty trap in the English»Italian Dictionary

poverty trap [Brit] N Brit

poverty trap

trappola f della povertà

Translations for poverty trap in the English»Italian Dictionary

poverty [Brit ˈpɒvəti, Am ˈpɑvərdi] N

1. poverty:

poverty (lack of money)

povertà f

poverty (more severe)

miseria f

to live in poverty

vivere nella miseria

to be reduced to poverty

ridursi in miseria

2. poverty (of imagination, resources):

poverty

povertà f

poverty

scarsezza f (of di)

I.trap¹ [Brit trap, Am træp] N

1. trap HUNT (snare):

trap

trappola f also fig

to set a trap for animals

tendere una trappola a

to set a trap for humans

tendere una trappola a or tendere un tranello a

to fall into a trap

cadere in trappola

to fall into the trap of doing fig

cadere nella trappola di fare

2. trap (vehicle):

trap

calesse m

3. trap (in plumbing):

trap

sifone m

4. trap SPORTS:

trap (in shooting)

lanciapiattello m

trap (Olympic sport)

fossa f olimpica

5. trap (in dog racing):

trap

gabbia f di partenza

6. trap (mouth):

trap inf

becco m

trap inf

bocca f

shut your trap!

chiudi il becco!

II.trap¹ <forma in -ing trapping, pt, pp trapped> [Brit trap, Am træp] VB trans

1. trap HUNT:

trap animal

prendere in trappola, intrappolare

2. trap (catch, immobilize):

trap person, finger

bloccare, incastrare

to be trapped in an elevator

essere bloccato in un ascensore

he trapped a nerve in his back MED

gli si era accavallato un nervo nella schiena

3. trap (prevent from escaping):

trap heat

non disperdere, trattenere

trap gas

impedire fughe di

there was air trapped in the pipe

c'era dell'aria bloccata nel tubo

4. trap (emprison):

trap fig

intrappolare

trap fig

incastrare

to trap sb into doing

costringere qn a fare

to be, feel trapped (in a situation, a marriage)

essere, sentirsi intrappolato (in una situazione, un matrimonio)

III.trap¹ <forma in -ing trapping, pt, pp trapped> [Brit trap, Am træp] VB intr HUNT

trap

mettere trappole

trap² <forma in -ing trapping, pt, pp trapped> [Brit trap, Am træp] VB trans

trap horse:

trap

bardare

trap³ [Brit trap, Am træp] N

1. trap GEOL:

trap

trappo m

2. trap GEOL:

trap

trappola f petrolifera

poverty trap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poverty trap in the English»Italian Dictionary

poverty [ˈpɑ:·vɚ·t̬i] N

1. poverty (lack of money):

poverty

povertà f

extreme poverty

miseria f

2. poverty fig (lack of ideas, imagination):

poverty

povertà f

I.trap [træp] N

1. trap (device):

trap

trappola f

to set a trap

tendere una trappola

2. trap:

trap (dangerous situation)

tranello m

trap (ambush)

imboscata f

to fall into a trap

cadere in un'imboscata

3. trap inf (mouth):

trap

becco m

to shut one's trap

chiudere il becco

to keep one's trap shut

tenere il becco chiuso

4. trap (curve in pipe):

trap

sifone m

5. trap HISTORY (carriage):

trap

calesse m

6. trap (for clay pigeons):

trap

lanciapiattello m inv

II.trap <-pp-> [træp] VB trans

trap

intrappolare

to feel trapped

sentirsi in trappola

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Entitlement was calculated with respect to gross income, which exacerbated the poverty trap.

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