trappe — meaning in English

English meaning

• hatch noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
• pitfall noun A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, into which the victim is supposed to fall and not be able to get out from.
• trap noun A device designed to catch or kill an animal.
• trapdoor noun A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.

Senses

trappe is used for these senses in English:

• pitfall (literal) 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.
• trap A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor.

hatch — full definition

1. noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
2. verb For a young animal to break out of its egg, or for an egg to produce a young animal.
3. verb To plan or devise something, especially a scheme.

pitfall — full definition

1. noun A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, into which the victim is supposed to fall and not be able to get out from.
2. noun A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
3. noun An antipattern.
4. noun Subsidence below ground in a mine, which can cause the ground level above to drop.

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