trap

trap
trap [træp]
1. noun
   a. piège m ; ( = covered hole) trappe f
• to lay a trap tendre un piège (for sb à qn)
• to catch in a trap prendre au piège
• he fell into the trap il est tombé dans le piège
• to fall into the trap of doing sth commettre l'erreur classique de faire qch
   b. ( = trap door) trappe f
   c. ( = mouth) (inf!) shut your trap! ta gueule ! (inf !)
• keep your trap shut ferme-la (inf !)
   d. ( = carriage) cabriolet m
2. plural noun
traps ( = luggage) bagages mpl
3. transitive verb
   a. ( = snare) prendre au piège
• they trapped him into admitting that ... il est tombé dans leur piège et a admis que ...
   b. ( = immobilize, catch) [+ person] immobiliser ; [+ object] coincer
• 20 miners were trapped 20 mineurs étaient bloqués
• trapped by the flames cerné par les flammes
• to trap one's finger in the door se coincer le doigt dans la porte
• to trap the ball bloquer le ballon
4. compounds
► trap door noun trappe f
* * *
[træp] 1.
noun
1) (snare) piège m

to set a trap for — poser un piège pour [animal]; tendre un piège à [person]

to fall into the trap of doing — fig commettre l'erreur de faire

2) (vehicle) cabriolet m
3) (sl) (mouth)

shut your trap! — ta gueule (sl)!

2.
transitive verb (p prés etc -pp-)
1) lit, fig (snare) prendre [quelqu'un/quelque chose] au piège [animal, person]
2) (catch, immobilize) coincer [person, finger]; retenir [heat]

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