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trap(
trahp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (snare)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The exterminator set a trap to catch the skunks living under the house.El exterminador usó una trampa para atrapar los zorrillos viviendo debajo de la casa.
2. (trick)
3. (slang) (mouth)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
b. el pico (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Your brother never seems to shut his trap!¡Parece que tu hermano nunca cierra su pico!
a. el box de salida (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The dogs are in the traps, ready for the race to begin.Los perros están en los boxes de salida, listos para comenzar la carrera.
a. el lanzaplatos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are 15 traps in an Olympic-style competition.Hay 15 lanzaplatos en una competencia estilo olímpica.
6. (golf)
7. (plumbing)
a. el sifón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I dropped my ring down the drain, but it should be in the trap.Se me cayó el anillo por el desagüe, pero debe estar en el sifón.
8. (door)
a. la trampilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The criminal escaped through a trap in the floor.El criminal se escapó por una trampilla en el piso.
b. el escotillón (M) (theater)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The magician used smoke as a distraction to disappear through the trap in the stage.El mago utilizó el humo como una distracción para desaparecer por el escotillón en el escenario.
a. el carrito (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We took a tour of Mijas in a trap pulled by a donkey.Hicimos una excursión de Mijas en un carrito tirado por un burro.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
10. (to snare)
a. atrapar
We trapped some lobster when we went to Maine.Atrapamos unas langostas cuando fuimos a Maine.
b. cazar con una trampa
Saul trapped a rabbit for dinner.Saúl cazó un conejo con una trampa para la cena.
11. (to trick)
a. engañar
The hustler trapped the buyer and sold him a broken-down car.El estafador engañó al comprador y le vendió un carro descompuesto.
b. tender una trampa a
He trapped her into signing over her house to him, and then he disappeared.Le tendió una trampa para que le entregara la casa, y luego desapareció.
a. el atrapar (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The divers were trapped in a sea cave with only an hour of air in their tanks.Los buceadores quedaron atrapados en una cueva marina con solo una hora de aire en los tanques.
b. pillarse
The little boy screamed when he trapped his finger in the car door.El niñito gritó cuando se pilló el dedo en la puerta del coche.
13. (to retain)
a. retener
The excess carbon dioxide traps heat in the upper atmosphere.El exceso de dióxido de carbono retiene calor en la atmósfera superior.
14. (soccer)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. atrapar
We spent our summer vacation fishing and trapping in Alaska.Pasamos las vacaciones de verano pescando y cazando con trampas en Alaska.
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