pitfall

ˈpɪtfɔːl

Definition

Definition of pitfall - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

riskhidden danger or difficulty

Many entrepreneurs are unaware of the pitfalls of starting a new business..

hazard

trap

literaltrap in the form of a concealed pit

The hunters set a pitfall to catch the deer.

technology

TECH.

common but ineffective solution in computing

TECH.

Avoid pitfalls when designing software architecture.

snare

trap

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Origin of pitfall

English, pit (trap) + fall (descend)

Examples of pitfall in a sentence

The guidebook lists common travel pitfalls to avoid.
The explorers spotted a pitfall beneath the leaves.
He nearly fell into a pitfall covered with branches.
One pitfall in coding is neglecting error handling.
A common pitfall in tech startups is overestimating market demand.

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French:piège, fosse piège, ...
German:Falle, Fallgrube, ...
Italian:trappola, trappola a fossa, ...
Spanish:trampa, trampa de pozo, ...
Portuguese:armadilha, armadilha de fosso, ...
Chinese:陷阱, 陷阱坑, ...
Japanese:落とし穴, 落としわな, ...
Arabic:فَخ, حُفْرَة فَخّ, ...
Hebrew:מַלְכֹּדֶת, בּוֹר מַלְכֹּדֶת, ...
Russian:ловушка, волчья яма, ...
Ukrainian:пастка, яма-пастка, ...
Hindi:छिपा ख़तरा, गड्ढे का फंदा, ...
Bengali:ফাঁদ, গর্তফাঁদ, ...
Catalan:parany, trampa de pou, ...
Czech:úskalí, jáma s pastí, ...
Danish:faldgrube, en faldgrube, ...
Dutch:valkuil, kuilval, ...
Greek:παγίδα, παγίδα-λάκκος, ...
Hungarian:veszély, veremcsapda, ...
Khmer:អន្ទាក់, រណ្តៅអន្ទាក់, ...
Korean:함정, 함정 구덩이, ...
Persian:دام, تلهٔ گودالی, ...
Polish:pułapka, dół pułapkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):armadilha, armadilha de poço, ...
Romanian:capcană, capcană cu groapă, ...
Swedish:fallgrop, en fångstgrop, ...
Thai:หลุมพราง, กับดักหลุม, ...
Turkish:tuzak, çukur tuzağı, ...
Vietnamese:cạm bẫy, bẫy hố, ...

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