trapped

atrapado

Que no puede escapar de una trampa o de un lugar cerrado.

En inglés sencillo: Unable to escape from a trap or enclosed place.

• The trapped mouse could not escape.
• We found a bird trapped in the chimney.
• Rescuers freed the people trapped under the rubble.

Cómo se usa: trapped in something (The bird was trapped in a net.); trapped under something (Two people were trapped under the fallen roof.)

Sinónimos: caught, stuck

Antónimos: free

Expresiones frecuentes: trapped animal, trapped in something, trapped under something

atrapado

Que siente que no puede cambiar una situación que le hace infeliz ni avanzar.

En inglés sencillo: Feeling unable to change an unhappy situation or make progress.

• I feel trapped in this routine.
• He was trapped in an unhappy marriage.
• Do you ever feel trapped by your responsibilities?

Cómo se usa: trapped in something (She felt trapped in a job she disliked.)

Sinónimos: stuck, hemmed in

Antónimos: free

Expresiones frecuentes: feel trapped, trapped in something