snare

collet, piège

Piège muni d’une boucle de fil ou de corde qui se resserre autour d’un animal.

En anglais simple : A trap with a loop of wire or string that tightens around an animal.

• A rabbit was caught in the snare.
• He set a wire snare beside the path.
• They removed illegal snares from the forest.

Synonymes : trap

Expressions courantes : set a snare, wire snare, rabbit snare

prendre au collet, piéger

Capturer un animal avec un piège dont la boucle se resserre sur lui.

En anglais simple : To catch an animal in a trap with a tightening loop.

• They snared a rabbit.
• The bird was snared in a wire loop.
• Hunters used thin cords to snare small animals.

Synonymes : trap, catch

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : snare a rabbit, snare wild birds, snare an animal