trap, snare (n.) → trick, deceit 27 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Albanian
lexeme kurth
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)
direction →
meaning 2 (figurative) trick
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme παγίς
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trap
reference LSJ
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme tʻakard (թակարդ)
meaning 1 trap, snare, net (contraption for catching animals)
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trap, snare, trick
reference English Wiktionary
comment Aġayan, Ēduard (1976), Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian], Yerevan: Hayastan http://www.nayiri.com/imagedDictionaryBrowser.jsp?dictionaryId=24&query=%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4
NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Azerbaijani
lexeme duzaq
meaning 1 a device designed to catch animals
direction →
meaning 2 trap, snare (a trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense)
reference English Wiktionary
comment

https://obastan.com/az/search/?q=duzaq
NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Basque
lexeme tranpa
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)
direction →
meaning 2 (Southern) deceit, trick
reference English Wiktionary OEH
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Brazilian Portuguese
lexeme arapuca
meaning 1 a type of trap, used to catch birds or other small animals
direction →
meaning 2 (figurative) any trick designed to catch someone in a general sense; a trap

Aha! Ela caiu na minha arapuca!


Aha! She fell for my trap!
reference DPLP
comment

https://www.aulete.com.br/arapuca Dicionário Aulete Digital, Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

https://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno-portugues/busca/portugues-brasileiro/arapuca Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa, São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026

Borrowed from Língua Geral Amazônica gûyrapuka 'bird trap'. 
NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Cantonese Chinese
lexeme haam6 zing6 (陷阱)
meaning 1 trap (device designed to catch animals)
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trick; snare; trap
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Catalan
lexeme trampa
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)
direction →
meaning 2 trick, deceit
reference DIEC2
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NEW Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Dutch
lexeme val
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)
direction →
meaning 2 trick, deceit
reference HWNF
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NEW Realization 10
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme pitfall
meaning 1 a type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from
direction →
meaning 2 (figurative) a potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.

It's usually a simple task, but you should know the pitfalls before you attempt it yourself.
reference English Wiktionary NBARS
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NEW Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Estonian
lexeme lõks
meaning 1 trap, snare (a spring-loaded or drop-door device (especially for catching rodents))
direction →
meaning 2 (figurative) trap (a skilful manoeuvre to catch sb, to lure into an unfavourable or dangerous situation)
reference EKSS
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NEW Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Farsi
lexeme tale (تله)
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trap
reference English Wiktionary
comment

https://dehkhoda.ut.ac.ir/en/dictionary/%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%87 Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary, Tehran: University of Tehran Press.

https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/hayyim_query.py?qs=%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%87&matchtype=default Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
NEW Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Hakka Chinese
lexeme ham-chiáng (陷阱)
meaning 1 trap (device designed to catch animals)
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trick; snare; trap
reference English Wiktionary
comment
NEW Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme kelepce
meaning 1 a device designed to catch birds and animals
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trap, setup (an arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense)
reference Gal’di 1987
comment

https://www.arcanum.com/hu/online-kiadvanyok/Lexikonok-a-magyar-nyelv-ertelmezo-szotara-1BE8B/kelepce-349D4 Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992
NEW Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme csapda
meaning 1 trap (a machine or other device designed to catch and sometimes kill animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body)
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trap, snare, setup, trick (an arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense)
reference Gal’di 1987
comment

https://www.arcanum.com/hu/online-kiadvanyok/Lexikonok-a-magyar-nyelv-ertelmezo-szotara-1BE8B/csapda-22D0D Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992.
http://nagyszotar.nytud.hu/dictsearch.html?query=csapda Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031
NEW Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Korean
lexeme olgami (올가미)
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)
direction →
meaning 2 trick to catch someone
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Lithuanian
lexeme spą́stai
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trap
reference LRŽ
comment

Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla

plural only
NEW Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme xiànjǐng (陷阱)
meaning 1 trap (device designed to catch animals)
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trick; snare; trap
reference English Wiktionary BKRS
comment
NEW Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Ottoman Turkish
lexeme dam (دام)
meaning 1 net, trap, snare, for catching game
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trap laid for a person
reference Redhouse 1890: 883
comment

Kélékian, Diran (1911) Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 562 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:5-32950/fragment/page=00000582
Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎, Vienna, columns 2009–2010 http://bibliotecadigital.aecid.es/bibliodig/i18n/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.cmd?path=1003636&presentacion=pagina&registrardownload=0&posicion=159
NEW Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Portuguese
lexeme armadilha
meaning 1 trap (device designed to catch or kill animals)
direction →
meaning 2 (figurative) pitfall; trap
reference DPLP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 21
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme ловушка
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)

ловушка для белки


squirrel trap
direction →
meaning 2 trick, trap, deceit

В его словах кроется какая-то ловушка


There is a catch in his words.
reference NRC
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NEW Realization 22
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme западня
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trick; snare; trap
reference BAS
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NEW Realization 23
type Polysemy
language Taiwanese Hokkien
lexeme hām-chíⁿ (陷阱)
meaning 1 trap (device designed to catch animals)
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trick; snare; trap
reference English Wiktionary
comment
NEW Realization 24
type Polysemy
language Teochew (Chaozhou)
lexeme ham7 zên2 (陷阱)
meaning 1 trap (device designed to catch animals)
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trick; snare; trap
reference English Wiktionary
comment
NEW Realization 25
type Polysemy
language Thai
lexeme gàp (กับ)
meaning 1 (hunting) trap
direction →
meaning 2 (figuratively) trap
reference SEAlang Thai English Wiktionary
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 26
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kapan
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)

Burada bir kapan kuramam. Avlanmak yasaktır.


I cannot set a trap here. It's forbidden to hunt.
direction →
meaning 2 trick, trap, deceit
reference Baskakov 1977: 509
comment
NEW Realization 27
type Polysemy
language Welsh
lexeme magl
meaning 1 trap, snare (n.)
direction →
meaning 2 (figurative) obstacle, pitfall
reference Geiriadur
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