jaula
jaula
feminine noun1. (enclosure with bars)
a. cage
Había unos pollitos en una jaula grande en la granja. There were some chicks in a large cage on the farm.
2. (colloquial) (prison)
a. jail
El criminal pasará los siguientes diez años en la jaula.The criminal will spend the next ten years in jail.
3. (colloquial) (patrol wagon) (Caribbean) (Colombia)
"Acaban de meter a tu hermano en la jaula, Marco," dijo el hombre."They just put your brother in the paddy wagon, Marco," said the man.
b. police van
Los borrachos estaban dormidos en la jaula.The drunks were asleep in the police van.
4. (wagon) (Mexico)
a. car
Varias jaulas del tren estaban llenas de aguacate. Various cars on the train were full of avocados.
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