jdn. in die Falle locken

to lure someone into a trap

Türkçe: birini tuzağa düşürmek

Noun

Falle f.

Verb

locken

Topic

Konflikt und Risiko

In a sentence

Der Detektiv lockte den Verdächtigen geschickt in die Falle.

How it is used

Means 'to lure someone into a trap' – tricking someone into a disadvantage. Colloquial/figurative. Use in an argument: 'Er hat mich in die Falle gelockt.' Not for literal animal traps.

Other verbs that go with Falle

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in der Falle sitzento be stuck in a trap
• jdm. eine Falle stellento set a trap for someone

All collocations with Falle