trap

trampa

Dispositivo para capturar animales, que a veces también los mata.

En inglés sencillo: A device used to catch an animal, sometimes killing it.

• There is a mouse in the trap.
• He set traps near the fence.
• The fox escaped from a trap.

Cómo se usa: a trap for something (We set a trap for the mouse.)

Sinónimos: snare

Expresiones frecuentes: mouse trap, set a trap, animal trap

trampa

Engaño o situación que atrapa a alguien o lo lleva a hacer algo que debería evitar.

En inglés sencillo: A trick or situation that catches someone or makes them do something they should avoid.

• The police set a trap for the thief.
• She avoided the trap of blaming everyone else.
• His friendly invitation turned out to be a trap.

Cómo se usa: fall into the trap of doing something (Do not fall into the trap of spending more than you earn.)

Sinónimos: snare, pitfall

Expresiones frecuentes: fall into a trap, set a trap, a clever trap

sifón

Parte de una tubería que retiene líquido para impedir el paso de gases sin bloquear el flujo del líquido.

En inglés sencillo: A part of a pipe that holds liquid to stop gas passing through while allowing liquid to flow.

• The plumber cleaned the sink trap.
• Water in the trap stops unpleasant smells.
• A leaking trap needs replacing.

Expresiones frecuentes: sink trap, drain trap, water trap

trampilla

Puerta o tapa que cubre una abertura, normalmente en el suelo o el techo.

En inglés sencillo: A door or cover over an opening, often in a floor or ceiling.

• Open the trap carefully.
• A ladder led down through the trap.
• The actor disappeared through a trap in the stage.

Sinónimos: trapdoor, hatch

Expresiones frecuentes: open the trap, close the trap, stage trap

lanzador

Aparato que sujeta algo y luego lo libera o lanza de repente.

En inglés sencillo: A device that holds something and then suddenly lets it go.

• Load the trap with a clay target.
• The trap released the target into the air.
• They tested several traps before the shooting competition.

Sinónimos: launcher

Expresiones frecuentes: clay pigeon trap, automatic trap, load the trap

bolsa de aire

Zona de una tubería o bomba donde se acumula aire que no puede salir.

En inglés sencillo: A place in a pipe or pump where air collects because it cannot escape.

• An air trap stopped the water flow.
• The engineer found a trap inside the pipe.
• Opening the valve released air from the trap.

Sinónimos: air pocket

Expresiones frecuentes: air trap, trap in something, remove an air trap

atrapar

Dejar a alguien o algo sin posibilidad de liberarse, mediante un obstáculo físico o un engaño.

En inglés sencillo: To put someone or something in a position where they cannot get free, physically or through a trick.

• I trapped my hand in the window.
• The fire trapped several people upstairs.
• Her questions trapped him into revealing his plan.

Cómo se usa: trap someone/something in something (I trapped my finger in the door.); trap someone into doing something (They trapped him into admitting that he knew the password.)

Sinónimos: entrap, ensnare, catch

Antónimos: free, release

Expresiones frecuentes: trap your finger, trap someone inside, trap someone into something

atrapar, capturar

Capturar a una persona o animal con un dispositivo o una situación de la que no pueda escapar.

En inglés sencillo: To catch a person or animal using a device or a situation they cannot escape from.

• They trapped a mouse in the kitchen.
• The hunters trapped several foxes.
• Rescuers freed a deer trapped in a fence.

Cómo se usa: trap someone/something in something (They trapped the fox in a cage.)

Sinónimos: catch, capture

Antónimos: release, free

Expresiones frecuentes: trap a mouse, trap wild animals, trap someone inside