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How to Pronounce “trapan” in English

/tɹəˈpæn/

tra·PAN

Stress: pan

Accent:

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What does “trapan” mean?

Audio
NOUN
  • An act of entrapping or tricking; an entrapment; also, a thing which entraps or tricks; a snare or trap; a stratagem or trick.
  • A person (or occasionally an animal) that traps or tricks another into doing something that benefits them but harms the victim; a fraudster, a swindler, a trickster.
VERB
  • To catch or entrap (a person or animal) in a snare or trap; to ensnare, to trap.
  • To trap or trick (someone), especially by using some stratagem, into doing something that benefits the perpetrator but harms the victim; to defraud, to ensnare, to entrap, to swindle.

Example sentences

  • As for all other Pretences, they are nothing but Death and Damnation, dreſſed up in Fair VVords and Falſe Shevvs; nothing but Ginns, and Snares, and Trepans for Souls; Contrived by the Devil, and Managed by ſuch as the Devil ſets on VVork.
  • [O]ld associates who had once thought him [Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston] a man of dauntless courage and spotless honour, […] now pronounced that he was at best a meanspirited coward, and hinted their suspicions that he had been from the beginning a spy and a trepan.
  • Trapani salt is really similar.

How to pronounce “trapan

Syllables:
tra · pan
Stress:
pan — say this syllable louder and longer.
IPA:
/tɹəˈpæn/
Listen for:
the stressed /pan/ in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you pronounce “trapan”?

“trapan” is pronounced /tɹəˈpæn/ (tra · pan). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

How many syllables are in “trapan”?

“trapan” has 2 syllables: tra · pan.

Where is the stress in “trapan”?

The primary stress in “trapan” is on “PAN”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.

What does “trapan” mean?

An act of entrapping or tricking; an entrapment; also, a thing which entraps or tricks; a snare or trap; a stratagem or trick.

How can I hear “trapan” used in real sentences?

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