Attrape

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 leicht getäuscht oder überrascht , 🇪🇸 fácilmente engañada o sorprendida , 🇮🇹 facilmente ingannato o sorpreso , 🇵🇹 facilmente enganado ou surpreendido , 🇨🇳 陷阱 , 🇯🇵 簡単に騙されやすい、あるいは驚きやすい , 🇰🇷 쉽게 속거나 놀라게 되는 사람 , 🇸🇦 سهل الخداع أو الدهشة , 🇮🇳 आसान से धोखा खाया जाने वाला या चौंकने वाला

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Etymology

**Etymology of French noun “attrape” (meaning “something that easily deceives or surprises”):** The noun derives directly from the verb *attraper* “to catch.” *Attraper* itself comes from Late Latin *attrāre* (“to pull toward, draw”), a combination of the prefix *ad-* (“to”) and *trahere* (“to draw, pull”). Historically, the noun was used for a physical trap or device for catching; its figurative sense of a “deception” evolved from this notion of capturing someone by surprise.

Synonyms

pigeon naïf dindon simplet innocent oiseau blêmeur

Antonyms

sceptique méfiant cynique prudent expert