No. 11,025 in French
piéger
To trap or to set up a trap.
In a sentence
Il a réussi à piéger l'animal dans une cage.
He managed to trap the animal in a cage.
Here, 'piéger' is used in the context of physically trapping or capturing something.
Ils ont piégé le voleur avec un stratagème ingénieux.
They trapped the thief with an ingenious scheme.
In this sentence, 'piéger' refers to setting a trap or scheme to deceive or catch someone.
Je pense qu'on essaye de me piéger avec cette proposition.
I think they're trying to trick me with this proposal.
Here, 'piéger' means to deceive or lead someone into a situation that may be disadvantageous or harmful.
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