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tramp and Spanish trampa
In English
tramp
a homeless wanderer
In Spanish
trampa
engaño
Spanish "trampa" means: trap
Why they get mixed up Spanish "trampa" is a deliberate deception or a device to catch someone. English "tramp" is a person who wanders without a fixed home. A trap in English is "trap."
If you want to say...
- trampvagabundo
- traptrampa
- homelesssin hogar
Examples
A tramp slept on the bench.
Un vagabundo dormía en la banca.
He dressed like a tramp.
Se vistió como un vagabundo.
A tramp asked for spare change at the station.
Un vagabundo pidió dinero suelto en la estación.
We tramped through the mud for two hours.
Caminamos con esfuerzo por el barro durante dos horas.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Un trampa dormía en el banco del parque.
Correct: Un vagabundo dormía en el banco del parque.
Trampa is a trap or a trick. A tramp is vagabundo or indigente.
Incorrect: Cayó en el vagabundo que le tendieron.
Correct: Cayó en la trampa que le tendieron.
Trampa is a trap.
Phrases you will hear
- a tramp on the roadun vagabundo en la carretera
- tramp through the snowcaminar con esfuerzo por la nieve
- a homeless manun hombre sin hogar
- a tramp steamerun buque de carga
- a trapuna trampa
- fall into a trapcaer en una trampa
In a conversation
- A:
A tramp asked for spare change.
Un vagabundo pidió monedas.
- B:
Was he homeless?
¿Estaba sin hogar?
- A:
Yes. Also, someone set a trap for the fox.
Sí. Además, alguien puso una trampa para el zorro.
- B:
Poor fox. And poor tramp.
Pobre zorro. Y pobre vagabundo.
Test yourself
"A tramp" is...
To remember it
Tramp = a homeless wanderer. A trap (Spanish "trampa") = trap.
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "trampa" mean?
Spanish "trampa" means "trap". It looks like the English "tramp", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "tramp" means "a homeless wanderer".
Does English "tramp" mean the same as Spanish "trampa"?
Spanish "trampa" is a deliberate deception or a device to catch someone. English "tramp" is a person who wanders without a fixed home. A trap in English is "trap."