trapped

piégé, coincé

Qui ne peut pas sortir d’un piège ou d’un endroit fermé.

En anglais simple : Unable to escape from a trap or enclosed place.

• The trapped mouse could not escape.
• We found a bird trapped in the chimney.
• Rescuers freed the people trapped under the rubble.

Comment l'utiliser : trapped in something (The bird was trapped in a net.); trapped under something (Two people were trapped under the fallen roof.)

Synonymes : caught, stuck

Contraires : free

Expressions courantes : trapped animal, trapped in something, trapped under something

coincé, enfermé

Qui se sent incapable de changer une situation malheureuse ou d’avancer.

En anglais simple : Feeling unable to change an unhappy situation or make progress.

• I feel trapped in this routine.
• He was trapped in an unhappy marriage.
• Do you ever feel trapped by your responsibilities?

Comment l'utiliser : trapped in something (She felt trapped in a job she disliked.)

Synonymes : stuck, hemmed in

Contraires : free

Expressions courantes : feel trapped, trapped in something