what bait will it rise to

Spanish translation: en qué trampa caerá/qué cebo picará

20:06 May 19, 2012
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Social Sciences - Psychology
English term or phrase: what bait will it rise to
No estoy segura si "what bait will it rise to" equivaldria a "cual es el precio a pagar" en la siguiente frase:

Is the human species apt to be trapped -or will it be able to turn in time? If it can, what bait will it rise to?
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Spanish translation:en qué trampa caerá/qué cebo picará
Explanation:
Otra opción,

"bait
a n (Fishing, Hunting) cebo m (fig) anzuelo m , cebo m
IDIOMS to rise to the bait
he didn't rise to the bait no picó
IDIOMS to swallow the bait (lit) picar (fig) morder el anzuelo, caer en la trampa
b vt
1 [+hook, trap] cebar
2 (=torment)
[+person, animal] atormentar"

http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-espanol/bait

"fig to r. to the bait, picar el cebo"

http://www.entradagratis.com/Agrimensura/18453/Diccionario-I...
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Local time: 00:16
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1qué anzuelo va a morder
Viviana Paddrik
4en qué trampa caerá/qué cebo picará
Marta Moreno Lobera


  

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qué anzuelo va a morder


Explanation:
To rise to the bait, en sentido figurado, significa "morder el anzuelo"

Viviana Paddrik
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en qué trampa caerá/qué cebo picará


Explanation:
Otra opción,

"bait
a n (Fishing, Hunting) cebo m (fig) anzuelo m , cebo m
IDIOMS to rise to the bait
he didn't rise to the bait no picó
IDIOMS to swallow the bait (lit) picar (fig) morder el anzuelo, caer en la trampa
b vt
1 [+hook, trap] cebar
2 (=torment)
[+person, animal] atormentar"

http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-espanol/bait

"fig to r. to the bait, picar el cebo"

http://www.entradagratis.com/Agrimensura/18453/Diccionario-I...

Marta Moreno Lobera
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Local time: 00:16
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 99
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