cage
/keɪd͡ʒ/ nom B1En français : cage
- 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.
- The passenger compartment of a lift.
- The goal.
- Synonym of automobile.
- Something that hinders freedom.
- A prison or prison cell.
- The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
- An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
Pluriel cages
Dans la bibliothèque
A FOX saw a Lion confined in a cage, and standing near him, bitterly reviled him.
A DOVE shut up in a cage was boasting of the large number of young ones which she had hatched.
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.
The day passed thus; he scarcely tasted food, but walked round and round the cell like a wild beast in its cage.
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