cage

Inflections of 'cage' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
cage n	(enclosure, box for animal)	jaula nf
	Most zoos don't keep animals in cages anymore.
	La mayoría de los zoológicos ya no tiene a sus animales en jaulas.
cage [sth]⇒ vtr	(animal: keep in a cage)	enjaular⇒ vtr
	Pet owners should not cage their pets as punishment.
	Los dueños de mascotas no deberían enjaular a sus mascotas como castigo.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
cage n	(basketball enclosure)	cesta nf
		canasta nf
cage n	(ice hockey enclosure)	portería nf
		meta nf
cage n	(mining: enclosed moving platform)	jaula nf
	The cage full of miners was lowered down the shaft.
	La jaula llena de mineros fue bajada por el hueco del elevador.
cage n	(enclosed part of elevator)	jaula nf
	The cage got stuck between the third and fourth floors.
	La jaula s atoró entre el tercer y el cuarto piso.
cage [sb]⇒ vtr	figurative, often passive (person: put in prison)	encarcelar a vtr + prep
	(AmL: coloquial)	meter en cana a loc verb + prep
		mandar a la cárcel a loc verb + prep
	(coloquial)	enjaular a vtr + prep
	Hank was caged for fifteen years.
	Encarcelaron a Hank durante 15 años.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
battery cage n	(enclosure for intensive farming)	portabatería nm
bird cage n	(metal enclosure for a bird)	jaula nf
		pajarera nf
	My pet parrot always chews on the bars of its bird cage.
	Mi loro siempre mordisquea las barras de su jaula (or: pajarera).
birdcage, bird cage n	(enclosure for birds)	jaula nf
		pajarera nf
	My pet parrot always chews on the bars of its birdcage.
cage bird n	(bird kept in cage)	pájaro de jaula nm + loc adj
cage free, cage-free adj	US (hen, egg: free range) (huevos)	de corral loc adj
Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun.
cage free adv	US (hen, egg: free range) (huevos)	de corral loc adv
caged pedal, cage pedal n	(type of bicycle pedal) (bicicleta)	calapié nm
gilded cage n	figurative (wealthy but restricted life) (figurado)	jaula de oro, jaula dorada loc nom f
rattle [sb]'s cage v expr	figurative, informal (make [sb] angry)	hacer enojar a loc verb
rib cage (US), ribcage (UK) n	(enclosure formed by ribs) (Anatomía)	caja torácica, cavidad torácica loc nom f
		costillar nm
	Tests revealed that James has a stress fracture in his rib cage.
	Los exámenes revelaron que James tiene una fractura por estrés en la caja torácica.
roll cage	(racing cars)	jaula de seguridad nf + loc adj
shark cage n	(safety enclosure for diving)	jaula de buzo nf

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Spanish:

Collocations: is a (professional) cage fighter, (the sport of) cage fighting, [had, took part it, watched] a cage fight, more...

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