What does gabbia in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word gabbia in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gabbia in Italian.

The word gabbia in Italian means cage, cage, jail, be like a caged lion, madhouse, nuthouse, madhouse, nuthouse, local pay scale, ribcage, in a cage, encaged, in a cage, encaged, live in a golden cage. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gabbia

cage

sostantivo femminile (per animali)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Superata una certa età anche le tigri domestiche devono essere tenute in gabbia.
After a certain age, even domesticated tigers must be kept in a cage.

cage, jail

sostantivo femminile (figurato (prigione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi sento in gabbia in quell'ufficio.
That office feels like a cage.

be like a caged lion

madhouse, nuthouse

sostantivo femminile (figurato, informale (luogo confusionario) (colloquial, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

madhouse, nuthouse

sostantivo femminile (figurato, informale (luogo con persone eccentriche) (colloquial, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

local pay scale

sostantivo femminile (salary based on local cost of living)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ribcage

sostantivo femminile (ossa del torace)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in a cage, encaged

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (chiuso in una gabbia)

in a cage, encaged

locuzione aggettivale (figurato (prigioniero di [qlcs])

live in a golden cage

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