entrap

Significat (Anglès)

1. (transitive) To catch in a trap or snare.
2. (transitive) To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.

Conceptes

agafar

travar

Sinònims

ensnare

trap

🪤

catch

snare

capture

trammel

frame

enmesh

set up

entangle

hook

🪝

entice

deceive

corner

lure

inveigle

gin

grab

hit on

involve

mesh

pick up

rope in

round up

seize

set someone up

snag

snap up

snarl

take

track down

usurp

wheedle

make advances

attract by deceptive means

inmesh

catch in a trap

allure

catch with a snare

arrest

bag

bait

cajole

catch out

coax

come on to

crimp

crush

decoy

encircle

Traduccions

atrapar

prendere in trappola

tuzak

🪤

capturar

erbeuten

entrampar

empêtrer

attraper

🪤

catturare

عاق

وقع في الشرك

حكم يدير

نصب فخا

صاد بشرك

صاد

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɪnˈtɹæp/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb anglès mitjà: bitrappen

Cognat amb anglès antic: betræppan

Cognat amb anglès: betrap

In summary

From Middle French entrapper, entraper, from Old French entraper, antraper (“catch in a trap”), equivalent to en- + trap. Compare Middle English bitrappen, from Old English betræppan (“to catch in a trap, entrap”), from the same West Germanic source (see Modern English betrap).