ratonera

mousetrap

la ratonera(rrah-toh-neh-rrah)

feminine noun

1. (trap)

a. mousetrap

Pusieron ratoneras para solucionar el problema de las ratas en la cocina.

They put down mousetraps to deal with the rat problem in the kitchen.

2. (hole)

a. mousehole

El ratón introdujo el queso por la ratonera.

The mouse took the cheese through the mousehole.

3. (dwelling)

a. slum

Es peligroso caminar por la ratonera.

It is dangerous to walk through the slum.

b. hovel

Son tan pobres que viven en una ratonera.

They are so poor that they live in a hovel.

4. (trick)

a. trap

Dejó una ratonera para sus captores.

He set a trap for his captors.

5. (figurative)

a. death trap

Ese carro chiquito es una ratonera.

That tiny car is a death trap.