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Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: es‧par‧re‧la
Noun
esparrela f (plural esparrelas)
- trap
- Synonym: armadilha
- cair na esparrela ― fall into a trap
1890, Aluísio Azevedo, “XIV”, in O Cortiço:[…] chego-me para ele, procuro entrar em conversa, puxo discussão e afinal desafio-o pra rua; ele cai na esparrela, e então vocês dois surgem e metem-se na dança, como quem não quer a coisa! Que acham?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- trick, ruse, deceit