| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| bear trap n | (snare to catch bears) | armadilha para ursos loc sf |
| chicken coop n | (fox hunting device) | armadilha para raposa sf |
| creel n | (shellfish trap) | armadilha para mariscos loc sf |
| deathtrap n | figurative (sth hazardous) (figurado: perigoso) | armadilha mortal sf + adj |
| entrap sth/sb vtr | (catch in a snare) | apanhar em armadilha vt |
| armar cilada loc v |
| The children entrapped their babysitter in a large net that fell from the ceiling. |
| flytrap n | (device for catching flies) | armadilha de moscas sf+loc adj |
| gin sth vtr | (game: trap) | prender em armadilha vt |
| The hunter ginned a pheasant to eat for dinner. |
| O caçador prendeu um faisão em armadilha para comer no jantar. |
| honey trap n | figurative (entrapment through seduction) | armadilha sexual sf + adj |
| The politician was flattered by the young woman's attentions, but it was a honey trap to blackmail him. |
| honey trap n | figurative (seduction to gain information) | armadilha sexual sf + adj |
| An attractive female spy was sent as a honey trap to get the foreign diplomat to reveal his country's secrets. |
lay a trap,
lay a trap for sth v expr | (set a trap, snare) | preparar uma armadilha expres |
| armar vt |
| He laid a trap for the mouse. |
| outsmart yourself vtr + refl | (be caught in your own trap) | cair na própria armadilha expres v |
| This time I really outsmarted myself. |
| Desta vez, eu caí na minha própria armadilha. |
| set a trap for sb v expr | (ensnare, trick) | armar uma armadilha para expres v |
| We set a trap for him to see if we were right about him stealing from the till. |
| tourist trap n | figurative, informal (site that exploits sightseers) (lugar que explora os turistas) | armadilha turística sf |
| arapucas para turistas sf pl |
| All the shops near the beach are tourist traps selling low-quality merchandise. |
| trap vi | (set traps) | armar laço ou armadilha expres v |
| We'll trap in the morning and go back later to see what we've caught. |
| Vamos montar uma armadilha pela manhã e voltar mais tarde para ver o que pegamos. |
