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Meanings of snare in anglès

portuguès
caixa
català
redoblant
Wikidata

A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head.

redoblant
portuguès
insídia

A device for catching and holding animals.

insídia
portuguès
alçapão

A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose.

alçapão
català
travar
espanyol
pescar

Catch in or as if in a trap.

travar
Usage of snare in anglès
1
The daughter of the sultan was captivated in the snare of love.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 04
2
The sun is caught in the snare I set for the squirrel.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2
3
Beware the so-called road map; it is a snare and a delusion.
Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile / Being a Desultory Narrativ...
4
I am entangled in the snare of the Evil One, Master Benteen.
Prisoners of Chance / The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen,...
5
A simple noose is all you need to make an effective snare.
Survive!: essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywher...
6
They lay a snare for him; they offer him the Palais National.
Zanoni
7
Lacheneur saw the snare; he regained his self-possession as if by magic.
The Honor of the Name
8
The boy lowers his snare behind the fish and slips it along.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 4
9
Their foot hath been taken in the very snare which they hid.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
10
Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet.
Types of Children's Literature / A Collection of the World's Bes...
11
The cult of the Grand Act is a snare and a delusion.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, ...
12
The one stumbles beholders accidentally, the other pleads them into the snare.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
13
The robber fell into the snare and did as he was bid.
The Poor Plutocrats
14
The most important moment is when Janos tries to close the snare.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
15
Tidings were carried to Peredur of the snare the Britons had limed.
Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut
16
This snare will. He looped the string first one way, then another.
The Name of the Wind
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