1. (Au figuré) Traquenard.
2. (Au figuré) Embűche. Un parcours plein de pièges.
ETYM as. sneara cord, a string.
1. A surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities.
2. A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose; SYN. gin, noose.
3. Strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit.
1. Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches one unawares; SYN. snare.
2. A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
3. A U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas.
4. A device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters.
5. A light two-wheel carriage.
6. Informal terms for the mouth; SYN. hole, maw, yap.