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Meanings of booby trap in inglês

português
minas terrestres

An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over.

minas terrestres
português
obstáculo

An unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty.

obstáculo
Usage of booby trap in inglês
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They often booby trap areas under their control before leaving, complicating return.
Reuters
2
A badly wounded man could still return fire or activate a booby trap.
Aspho Fields
3
Every tree and rock is a booby trap and an ambush.
The Great Book of Amber
4
Coca was the detonator, the trigger on this booby trap she had rigged.
Nothing in her way
5
How can we know whether they'd leave a rear-guard or booby trap here?
Control Group
6
This is the booby trap you planted in the tunnel.
Treachery in Outer Space
7
A number of under-car booby trap bombs were also found.
The Irish Times
8
It's a booby trap; I suppose you could call it a magical land mine.
Moon Over Soho
9
All were wounded by booby trap bombs following earlier blasts.
Reuters
10
The whole thing smelled to him of a booby trap.
Little Fuzzy
11
You're afraid it is a booby trap of some sort?
The windup girl
12
Nor did I discount the possibility of a booby trap.
My Name is Legion
13
In Bangor, a booby trap bomb planted under a soldier's car failed to explode.
The Irish Times
14
We haven't hit another side tunnel since we passed that booby trap back there.
Treachery in Outer Space
15
What kind of booby trap can tear your head off?
Death Trance
16
A booby trap bomb was found under a British soldier's car in Northern Ireland today.
The Irish Times
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