estaba atrapado

was trapped; was stuck

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phrase Rare #32,589

was trapped; was stuck Used for a male subject or a masculine noun. The feminine form is estaba atrapada. It can describe being physically stuck or being in an unwanted situation.

SP: Estaba atrapado en el ascensor.

EN: I was trapped in the elevator.

El barco estaba atrapado en el hielo.

The ship was trapped in the ice.

Estaba atrapado en un atasco.

I was stuck in a traffic jam.

Tom estaba atrapado.

Tom was trapped.

Él estaba atrapado en un empleo sin futuro.

He was stuck in a dead-end job.

Estaba atrapado aquí.

I was trapped here.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

Estaba atrapado.

I was trapped.

No estaba atrapado.

I wasn’t trapped.

Tom se dio cuenta de que estaba atrapado.

Tom realized he was trapped.