SNARE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of snare in English
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(Definition of snare from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of snare
snare
He had chewed off his own paw to free himself from one of the snares you are now trying to abolish.
I know that it is said that there are humane snares.
There were also instances with chemicals, gases, snares and so on.
I have found them in snares, in which they have been suffering for many hours, perhaps days, and have despatched them.
The operation of snares should be discussed for good reasons.
However, the clause does not demand abolition, although it recognises that there can be a great deal of cruelty in the use of snares.
He also said that the catching of animals in snares was an extremely cruel practice.
Animals can be left to die slowly in snares that are not inspected at frequent intervals.
One way in which to do so is to use traps and snares.
Snares and gassing are not used in the trial.
However, we are considering ways in which to improve the correct use and effectiveness of snares.
I was snared by the legal procedures, the legal personality, the legal capacity and the tax exemptions.
Snaring and poisoning are unlawful but a great deal of snaring has been done where there is no proper control.
A tremendous number of foxes are being snared now and one can get between £20 and £30—perhaps even more—for a fox pelt.
Snaring is, and always has been, an emotive topic.
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Translations of snare
in Chinese (Traditional)
陷阱，羅網, 圈套，陷阱, （用羅網、陷阱）捕捉，誘捕…
in Chinese (Simplified)
陷阱，罗网, 圈套，陷阱, （用罗网、陷阱）捕捉，诱捕…
in Spanish
trampa, atrapar…
in Portuguese
armadilha, apanhar…
in Turkish
in French
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
in Russian
tuzak, kapan, tuzak kurmak…
oko, chytit do oka/pasti…
snare, fælde, fange i en fælde…
cái bẫy, cái lưới, đánh bẫy…
sidła, wnyki, łapać (w sidła)…
die Schlinge, mit einer Schlinge fangen…
пастка, сильце, піймати в пастку…
западня, ловушка, поймать в западню…
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