trapped in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for trapped in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.trap [Am træp, Brit trap] N

1.1. trap (for animals, people):

trap

trampa f

careful, it may be a trap!

ten cuidado, puede ser una trampa

lion/elephant trap

trampa para leones/elefantes

these shelves are terrible dust traps

estos estantes juntan mucho polvo

to lay or set a trap for sb

tenderle una trampa or una celada a alguien

she got caught in the trap of …

cayó en la trampa de …

to be caught like a rat in a trap

estar atrapado or acorralado

to fall/walk into a trap

caer en una trampa

1.2. trap (in pipe):

trap

sifón m

1.3. trap → trapdoor

2. trap (mouth) sl:

to keep one's trap shut

no abrir la boca inf

to keep one's trap shut

no decir nada

shut your trap!

¡cierra el pico! inf

shut your trap!

¡cállate (la boca)!

3.1. trap (in greyhound racing):

trap

box m de salida

3.2. trap (in clay-pigeon shooting):

trap

lanzaplatos m

3.3. trap (in golf):

sand trap

bunker m

4. trap (vehicle):

trap

carruaje ligero de dos ruedas

II.trap <trapping trapped> [Am træp, Brit trap] VB trans

1. trap (snare):

trap animal

cazar (con trampa)

2. trap (cut off, catch):

trap often pass

atrapar

30 miners are feared trapped in the mine

se teme que 30 mineros hayan quedado atrapados en la mina

the driver was trapped in the wreckage

el conductor quedó atrapado en el vehículo siniestrado

the kitten had got trapped in the cupboard

el gatito había quedado encerrado or atrapado en el armario

she trapped her finger in the door

se agarró or se pilló el dedo en la puerta

she trapped her finger in the door

se cogió el dedo en la puerta Spain

3. trap (trick, deceive):

he trapped me into a confession/into admitting that …

me tendió una trampa y confesé/reconocí que …

4. trap liquid/gas/light/heat:

trap

retener

5. trap (in soccer) SPORTS:

trap ball

parar con el pie

III.trap <trapping trapped> [Am træp, Brit trap] VB intr (catch animals)

trap

cazar (con trampa)

they lived by trapping and fishing

vivían de la caza y de la pesca

See also trapdoor

trapdoor, trap door [Am ˈtræpdɔr, Brit trapˈdɔː] N

trapdoor

trampilla f

trapdoor THEAT

escotillón m

I.booby trap [Am ˈbubi ˌtræp, Brit ˈbuːbi trap] N

1. booby trap MIL:

booby trap

trampa f

booby trap (bomb)

bomba f trampa

2. booby trap (practical joke):

booby trap

broma f

II.booby-trap <pres part booby trapping; pt, pp booby trapped> VB trans

1. booby-trap MIL:

his car was booby-trapped

le pusieron una bomba en el coche

2. booby-trap (as joke):

booby-trap person

gastarle una broma a

speed trap N

speed trap

control m de velocidad (por radar)

death trap N

death trap

edificio, vehículo etc muy poco seguro

debt trap [ˈdet træp] N

debt trap

trampa f de la deuda

debt trap

trampa f del endeudamiento

poverty trap N Brit

poverty trap

trampa f de la pobreza

sand trap N (in golf)

sand trap Am

bunker m

radar trap N

radar trap

zona f de velocidad controlada por radar

tank trap N

tank trap

trampa f antitanques

trapdoor, trap door [Am ˈtræpdɔr, Brit trapˈdɔː] N

trapdoor

trampilla f

trapdoor THEAT

escotillón m

trapped in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trapped in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.trap [træp] -pp- N

1. trap (device):

trap

trampa f

to set a trap

poner una trampa

2. trap:

trap (dangerous situation)

encerrona f

trap (ambush)

emboscada f

to fall into a trap

caer en una emboscada

3. trap Brit inf (mouth):

trap

boca f

to shut one's trap

cerrar el pico

to keep one's trap shut

mantener la boca cerrada

4. trap (curve in pipe):

trap

sifón m

5. trap HISTORY (carriage):

trap

tartana f

6. trap (for clay pigeons):

trap

lanzaplatos m inv

II.trap [træp] -pp- VB trans

trap

atrapar

to feel trapped

sentirse encerrado

radar trap N

radar trap

detector m de velocidad

speed trap N

speed trap

control m de velocidad

death trap N

death trap

trampa f mortal

booby trap N

booby trap

trampa f

fly-trap N

fly-trap

atrapamoscas m

trap shooting N no pl

trap shooting

tiro m al plato

Translations for trapped in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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to be trapped in the mud

trapped Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to set a trap

poner una trampa

to fall into a trap

caer en una emboscada

to shut one's trap

cerrar el pico

to keep one's trap shut

mantener la boca cerrada

to feel trapped

sentirse encerrado

to lure sb into a trap

hacer que alguien caiga en una trampa

the ship is trapped in the ice

el barco ha quedado aprisionado en el hielo

to be caught in a trap

estar en una ratonera fig

to set a trap for an animal/for sb

poner una trampa a un animal/a alguien

to be trapped in the mud

quedarse aprisionado en el barro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These miners were trapped underground for 14 days, during which six of the miners died of suffocation.

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It is then possible for smaller bedload to become trapped in the pothole.

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It seemed that he had become trapped under the travelator but was released soon after, he said.

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The gas is trapped in the compression chambers formed by the impeller vanes and the liquid ring.

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We were trapped in the land of lotus eaters.

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The song tells the story of a man trapped in his drifting ways, doomed to break his lover's heart.

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When the service is over, the churchgoers along with the clergy are also trapped.

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The symptoms are caused by trapped blood under the toenail.

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He turns down an alley and his trapped.

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Several smaller cat species including the leopard cat and lynx are hunted or trapped for their fur.

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