atrapar

atrapar
v.
1 to catch.
La policía atrapa ladrones The police catches thieves.
2 to latch onto, to grab.
Finalmente atrapó un novio She finally latch onto a boyfriend.
3 to entrap.
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atrapar
► verbo transitivo
1 to seize, capture, catch
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verb
1) to trap, capture
2) catch
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VT
1) [en trampa] to trap; (=apresar) to capture; [+ resfriado etc] to catch

quedaron atrapados en la montaña — they were trapped on the mountainside

atrapar un empleo — to land a job

2) (=engañar) to take in, deceive
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verbo transitivo <conejo/ladrón> to catch

quedé atrapada en el ascensor — I was trapped in the elevator

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= lock, trap, catch, tether, entrap, ensnare, hunt down, snare, bust.
Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex. If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.
Ex. 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.
Ex. The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.
Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales .
Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.
Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
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* atrapado en = enmeshed in.
* atrapar contra = pin + Nombre + against.
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verbo transitivo <conejo/ladrón> to catch

quedé atrapada en el ascensor — I was trapped in the elevator

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= lock, trap, catch, tether, entrap, ensnare, hunt down, snare, bust.

Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.

Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.
Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.
Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.
Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales .
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.
Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
* atrapado en = enmeshed in.
* atrapar contra = pin + Nombre + against.

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atrapar [A1 ]
vt
‹mariposas/conejo› to catch
atraparon al ladrón they caught the thief
quedaron atrapados en el interior del local they were trapped inside the building
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atrapar (conjugate atrapar) verbo transitivo
to catch
atrapar verbo transitivo to catch
'atrapar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrar
- cazar
- coger
- pillar
English:
catch
- ensnare
- hunt down
- snare
- trap
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atrapar vt
1. [agarrar, alcanzar] to catch;
la policía atrapó a los atracadores the police caught the bank robbers;
el portero atrapó la pelota the goalkeeper caught the ball
2. Fam [contraer] to come down with;
he atrapado un resfriado I've come down with a cold
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atrapar
v/t catch, trap
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atrapar vt
: to trap, to capture
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atrapar vb to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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