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Es una trampa y nadie ve el peligro.

Es una trampa y nadie ve el peligro.
It is a trap and nobody sees the danger.
From Lesson 134:Pronouns with negative commands (no me lo des)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Es una trampa y nadie ve el peligro.

Why do we use es instead of está for "It is a trap"?
We use ser (here conjugated as es) because we are identifying what something is. Whenever you define a noun or say what category something belongs to, you always use ser, not estar.
I thought Spanish used double negatives. Why isn't it nadie no ve?
Spanish does use double negatives, but only when the negative word comes after the verb (for example, no ve nadie). When a negative word like nadie (nobody) is placed right before the verb, the no is dropped.
Since someone is "seeing" something, do we need the "personal a" here?
No, because el peligro (the danger) is a concept, not a person. You only use the "personal a" when the direct object of the verb is a specific person or a beloved pet (for example, nadie ve a María).
What is the difference between peligro and peligroso?
Peligro is the noun meaning "danger", which is why it follows the word el (the) in this sentence. Peligroso is the adjective meaning "dangerous", which you use to describe things (like un animal peligroso).

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