Firetrap

/ˈfaɪərˌtræp/ noun

Definition

A building, especially an old or poorly maintained one, that is dangerously susceptible to catching fire or difficult to escape from during a fire.

Etymology

Compound of 'fire' and 'trap,' emerging in American English in the 1800s to describe tenement buildings and warehouses that were fire hazards.

Kelly Says

The term 'firetrap' became infamous after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire—journalists used it to shame building owners into making safety improvements, and it remains a powerful label for condemning unsafe structures!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
火 እን地
fire en-dee
ARالعربية
بئر النار
bi'r an-naar
BNবাংলা
আগুনের জাল
a-go-ner jaal
CACatalà
trapament de foc
tra-pa-men-t deh fok
CSČeština
pastíňka ohně
pa-stín-ka oh-ně
DADansk
ildfælde
ild-fæl-de
DEDeutsch
Feuerfalle
fɔɪ̯ɐˈfalə
ELΕλληνικά
παγίδα πυρός
pa-gi-da py-ros
ESEspañol
trampa de fuego
trahm-pa deh fuego
FAفارسی
دام آتش
daam atash
FISuomi
tulipää
tu-li-pää
FRFrançais
piège à feu
pee-ʒ a feu
GUGU
આગનો જાળ
aag-no jaal
HAHA
garkuwa wuta
gar-koo-wa woo-ta
HEעברית
לכידת אש
lik-kid-at ash
HIहिन्दी
आग का जाल
aag ka jaal
HUMagyar
tűzcsapdák
tyús-cha-pá-dák
IDBahasa Indonesia
jebakan api
jeb-a-kan a-pi
IGIG
ụkpụrụ ụgbọ
ook-pu-ru oo-gbo
ITItaliano
trappola di fuoco
trap-po-la dee fo-ko
JA日本語
火薬罠
ka-yaku-wana
KKKK
өртік жабы
ort-ik ja-by
KMKM
គ្រាប់អន្តរ
kraab antar
KO한국어
불덫
buldeot
MRMR
आगचा जाल
aag-cha jaal
MSBahasa Melayu
jerat api
je-rat a-pi
MYမြန်မာ
တင်ပြီး
tin-pree
NLNederlands
vuurval
voor-val
NONorsk
ildfelle
ild-fel-le
PAPA
ਅੱਗ ਦਾ gefangen
aag daa fangaan
PLPolski
pułapka ogniowa
pool-kap-ka ogn-io-wa
PTPortuguês
armadilha de fogo
ah-mah-di-l-ha deh fo-goh
RORomână
șanț de foc
șanț deh fok
RUРусский
ловушка огня
lovushka ognja
SVSvenska
eldfälla
eld-fälla
SWKiswahili
kizu cha moto
ki-zu cha mo-to
TAதமிழ்
நெருப்பின் வீச்சு
ner-uppi-n veechu
TEతెలుగు
ఆగ్నేయం బాధ
aagneyam baadha
THไทย
กับดักไฟ
gup-dak fai
TLTL
bitag ng apoy
bi-tag ng a-poy
TRTürkçe
ateş tuzağı
a-teş tu-za-ğı
UKУкраїнська
пастка вогню
pastka vognyu
URاردو
آگ کا جال
aag ka jaal
VITiếng Việt
bẫy lửa
bay lu-a
YOYO
àwọ́ ẹ̀rọ
aw-o er-o
ZH中文
火药陷阱
huǒyào xiànjǐng
ZUZU
isigqaba sokuthula
is-i-gqa-ba so-ku-thu-la

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