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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesencager
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɑ̃kaʒe
"Il a dû encager l'oiseau."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To throw into a cage or enclose; to trap or confine.
"The falconer prepared to embarrow the hawk after the hunt." - 2
To conceal or hide within an enclosure.
"He sought to embarrow his valuables away from the approaching storm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English combining the prefix en- and barow, historically used in falconry and hunting terminology. It evolved to describe the act of enclosing or entrapping prey, though it remains a rare and archaic lexical item.
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encager
Transliteration: ɑ̃kaʒe
"Il a dû encager l'oiseau."
einpferchen
Transliteration: ˈaɪnpfɛʁçn̩
"Sie mussten das Tier einpferchen."
rinchiudere
Transliteration: rinkjuˈduːre
"Decisero di rinchiudere il falco."
encerrar
Transliteration: en.seˈraɾ
"El halconero tuvo que encerar al ave."
confinar
Transliteration: kõfiˈnaɾ
"Eles precisavam confinar o animal."
पिंजरे में बंद करना
Transliteration: pinjare men band karna
"शिकारी ने पक्षी को पिंजरे में बंद कर दिया।"
关入笼中
Transliteration: guān rù lóng zhōng
"猎鹰人把鹰关入笼中。"
가두다
Transliteration: gaduda
"매사냥꾼은 새를 우리에 가두었다."
閉じ込める
Transliteration: tojikomeru
"鷹匠は鳥をカゴに閉じ込めた。"
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