trabocchetto — meaning in English

English meaning

• catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
• 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.

Senses

trabocchetto is used for these senses in English:

• booby trap (military) An antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object.
• catch (countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
• 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.

catch — full definition

1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
2. verb To become infected with an illness.
3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

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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