pitfall
To trap, snare, or ensnare someone or somethingTo trap, snare, or ensnare someone or something.
» I managed to sidestep every pitfall.
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1 senses(figuratively, uncommon)To trap, snare, or ensnare someone or something.
Fallstrick, Fallgrube, Fanggrube
лову́шкаlovúška, западня́zapadnjá, подво́дные ка́мниpodvódnyje kámni
Examples
8 sentencesI managed to sidestep every pitfall.
The pitfalls of easy generalization are to be avoided.
That the web is full of pitfalls is common knowledge.
deEs ist allgemein bekannt, dass das Netz voller Fallstricke ist. — Yorwba
Taking advice seriously can steer you away from potential pitfalls.
The specimen was caught in a pitfall trap sunk in the ground.
deDas Exemplar wurde in einem in den Boden versenkten Fallenbehälter gefangen. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
First recorded use in the 14th century from pit + fall in the sense of "pit trap, pit snarFirst recorded use in the 14th century from pit + fall in the sense of "pit trap, pit snare", from Old English fealle (“trap, snare”), from Proto-Germanic *fallą, *fallaz (“a fall, trap”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pōl-. Cognate with German Falle (“trap, snare”).
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Forms
pitfalls, pitfalling, pitfalled, pitfalledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle