Definition of deathtrap - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

dangerous place

Rare

extremely dangerous location or structure

Rare

The old bridge is a deathtrap for drivers.

hazard

peril

story plot

Rare

plot device where a hero faces a deadly situation

Rare

The villain set a deathtrap for the hero in the cave.

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Origin of deathtrap

English, death (end of life) + trap (device for catching)

Examples of deathtrap in a sentence

That narrow alley is a deathtrap at night.
The movie's climax involved a complex deathtrap.
The detective had to escape a cunning deathtrap.

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French:piège mortel, traquenard, ...
German:Todesfalle, Falle, ...
Italian:trappola mortale, trappola letale, ...
Spanish:trampa mortal, situación letal, ...
Portuguese:armadilha mortal, cilada mortal, ...
Chinese:死亡陷阱, ...
Japanese:デストラップ, ...
Arabic:فَخّ الْمَوْت, فَخّ مُمِيت, ...
Hebrew:מַלְכּוֹדֶת מָוֶת, ...
Russian:ловушка смерти, смертельная ловушка, ...
Ukrainian:пастка смерті, смертельна пастка, ...
Hindi:डेथट्रैप, घातक जाल, ...
Bengali:মরণফাঁদ, ডেথট্র্যাপ, ...
Catalan:trampa mortal, situació letal, ...
Czech:smrtelně nebezpečné místo, smrtící past pro hrdinu, ...
Danish:dødsfælde, ...
Dutch:dodenval, dodelijke val, ...
Greek:παγίδα θανάτου, θανάσιμη παγίδα, ...
Hungarian:csapda, halálcsapda, ...
Khmer:ទីកន្លែង ឬ សំណង់ដែលគ្រោះថ្នាក់ខ្លាំង, ឧបករណ៍ក្នុងសាច់រឿងដែលដាក់តួឯកឱ្យប្រឈមគ្រោះថ្នាក់ដល់ជីវិត, ...
Korean:죽음의 덫, ...
Persian:تله مرگ, تله مرگبار, ...
Polish:pułapka, pułapka śmierci, ...
Portuguese (BR):armadilha mortal, cilada mortal, ...
Romanian:capcană mortală, ...
Swedish:dödsfälla, dödlig fälla, ...
Thai:กับดักมรณะ, ...
Turkish:ölüm tuzağı, ...
Vietnamese:bẫy chết người, cạm bẫy chết người, ...

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