🪤entrap (entrap)

verb
/ɪnˈtræp/
piéger (piyer)

Signification

To catch or trick someone into a difficult situation.
Traduction de la signification
Tromper quelqu'un pour le mettre dans une situation difficile.
Tromper quelqu'un pour le mettre dans une situation difficile.

Phrases d'exemple

The police tried to entrap the criminal with false evidence.

La police a tenté de piéger le criminel avec de fausses preuves.
La police a tenté de piéger le criminel avec de fausses preuves.

Expressions d'exemple

entrap someone
piéger quelqu'un
piyer kelk'un

Synonymes

trap, ensnare, lure, deceive, catch

Antonymes

release, free, liberate

Collocations

entrap in crime, entrap with lies, entrap by evidence, entrap situation

Vocabulaires connexes

To repeatedly ask or annoy someone with demands or questions.
to bring something to a conclusion or stop
To prevent something (especially a plan) from succeeding.
to cause someone to lose determination or confidence; to discourage
to remove someone from a job or position; to decide something is not important
to describe or regard someone as worthy of disgrace or disapproval