poverty trap in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for poverty trap in the English»Spanish Dictionary

poverty trap N Brit

poverty trap

trampa f de la pobreza

Translations for poverty trap 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

poverty [Am ˈpɑvərdi, Brit ˈpɒvəti] N U

poverty

pobreza f

he has taken a vow of poverty

ha hecho voto de pobreza

poverty of ideas/imagination/spirit

pobreza de ideas/imaginación/espíritu

the poverty of the soil

la pobreza del suelo

attr poverty level

umbral m de la pobreza

attr poverty level

nivel m de pobreza

they live on the poverty line

tienen apenas el mínimo necesario para vivir

poverty trap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poverty trap 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

poverty [ˈpɒvəti, Am ˈpɑ:vɚt̬i] N no pl

1. poverty (lack of money):

poverty

pobreza f

extreme poverty

miseria f

2. poverty (lack of ideas, imagination):

poverty

escasez f

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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