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cage

/keɪd͡ʒ/ sustantivo B1

En español: jaula, gayola, cabina

  1. An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation. · We keep a bird in a cage.· The tigers are in a cage to protect the public.
  2. The passenger compartment of a lift.
  3. The goal.
  4. Synonym of automobile. (US, slang)
  5. Something that hinders freedom. (figuratively)
  6. A prison or prison cell. (slang)
  7. The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
  8. An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.

Plural cages

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De la biblioteca

A FOX saw a Lion confined in a cage, and standing near him, bitterly reviled him.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 83 · B2
A DOVE shut up in a cage was boasting of the large number of young ones which she had hatched.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 88 · B2
But when the Lion was released from his cage, he recognized the Shepherd as the man who healed him, and instead of attacking him, approached and placed his foot upon his lap.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 97 · B2
The day passed thus; he scarcely tasted food, but walked round and round the cell like a wild beast in its cage.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 78 · C1

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