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quedar atrapado
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quedar atrapado
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. to get stuck
Si no salgo de la oficina antes de las 5 pm, voy a quedar atrapado en el tráfico.If I don't leave work before 5 pm, I'm going to get stuck in traffic.
b. to become trapped
La soga que usé para bajar a la cueva se rompió y quedé atrapado adentro.The rope I used to go down into the cave broke, and I became trapped inside.
c. to get caught up
El saltamontes quedó atrapado en la telaraña.The grasshopper got caught up in the spiderweb.
d. to get trapped
Quedé atrapado en el baño porque no sabía cómo abrir el candado.I got trapped in the bathroom because I couldn’t figure out the lock.
2. (figurative) (to be unable to move on)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. to get stuck
Mejor avancemos al siguiente tema. No quiero quedar atrapado aquí dos horas más discutiendo sobre esto.It's better if we move on to the next topic. I don't want to get stuck for two more hours talking about this.
b. to get caught up
Disculpa la tardanza. Quedé atrapado en la oficina con algo del proyecto de Managua.I'm sorry I'm late. I got caught up at work with a thing related to the Managua project.
3. (figurative) (to be caught in the middle)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. to get caught up
No tomé el lado de nadie porque no quería quedar atrapado en una disputa familiar.I didn't take anyone's side because I didn't want to get caught up in a family dispute.
b. to become ensnared
El pobre Lázaro quedó atrapado en la red de mentiras de Ariel.Poor Lazaro became ensnared in Ariel's web of lies.
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