piéger

to trap, to snare

verb pyeh-ZHEH Less Common

Origin: From 'piège' (trap), from Latin 'pedica'

Also means

to trick, to set up

Usage Note

Piéger means both to set a physical trap (piéger un animal) and figuratively to trick or frame someone (il m'a piégé = he set me up). A voiture piégée is a car bomb (a booby-trapped car). Conjugation follows the '-ger' pattern: nous piégeons (we trap), with an accent change: piège, pièges, piège....

Examples

"Le détective a réussi à piéger le suspect."

Natural Translation

The detective managed to trap the suspect.

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