jaula
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la jaula(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
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 word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Colombia
a. paddy wagon (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
"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.
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