bait

esca

Cibo o altra sostanza usata per attirare pesci o altri animali e catturarli.

In inglese semplice: Food or another substance used to attract fish or animals so they can be caught.

• Put some bait on the hook.
• The fish ignored our bait.
• We used cheese as bait for the mice.

Sinonimi: lure

Espressioni comuni: live bait, fishing bait, bait on something

esca

Qualcosa di allettante offerto per suscitare interesse o convincere qualcuno a fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Something attractive offered to make people interested or persuade them to do something.

• The prize was just bait.
• They used cheap tickets as bait to attract visitors.
• She refused to take the bait and sign up.

Come si usa: bait for someone (The free trial was bait for new customers.)

Sinonimi: lure, enticement

Espressioni comuni: use as bait, bait for someone, tempting bait

post provocatorio

Messaggio pubblicato online per suscitare reazioni forti, soprattutto rabbia.

In inglese semplice: An online message designed to make people react strongly, especially with anger.

• That post is obvious bait.
• Do not reply to his bait in the comments.
• The moderators removed several pieces of racist bait.

Sinonimi: rage bait

Espressioni comuni: obvious bait, post bait, ignore the bait

innescare

Mettere cibo o un altro richiamo su un amo o in una trappola per catturare animali.

In inglese semplice: To put food or another attractant on a hook or in a trap to catch animals.

• He baited the trap.
• We baited our hooks with small pieces of fish.
• Have you baited the mouse trap yet?

Come si usa: bait something with something (She baited the hook with a worm.)

Espressioni comuni: bait a hook, bait a trap, bait something with

attirare, adescare

Attirare una persona o un animale offrendo qualcosa che desidera.

In inglese semplice: To attract an animal or person by offering something they want.

• They baited the animals with food.
• The hunters baited deer near the clearing.
• The scheme baits customers with promises of quick profits.

Come si usa: bait someone/something with something (They baited the fox with scraps of meat.)

Sinonimi: lure, entice

Espressioni comuni: bait an animal, bait someone with

aizzare cani contro

Far attaccare un animale da cani, soprattutto per divertimento.

In inglese semplice: To make dogs attack an animal, especially as a form of entertainment.

• They used dogs to bait bears.
• The chained bull was baited before a crowd.
• Laws were passed to stop people baiting animals.

Come si usa: bait an animal with dogs (People once baited bulls with dogs for entertainment.)

Espressioni comuni: bait a bear, bait a bull, bait with dogs