coop

pollaio

Piccolo riparo chiuso dove si tengono galline o altri animali di piccole dimensioni.

In inglese semplice: A small enclosed shelter where chickens or other small animals are kept.

• The hens sleep in the coop.
• We built a new chicken coop behind the house.
• Have you cleaned the coops yet?

Sinonimi: pen, enclosure

Espressioni comuni: chicken coop, wooden coop, clean the coop

rinchiudere

Tenere qualcuno o qualcosa in uno spazio piccolo, spesso troppo a lungo.

In inglese semplice: To keep someone or something in a small space, often for too long.

• Do not coop the children up indoors.
• Bad weather cooped us up for three days.
• I hate being cooped up in a tiny office.

Come si usa: coop someone up in something (The rain cooped us up in the house all day.)

Sinonimi: confine, shut in

Contrari: release, free

Espressioni comuni: coop someone up, coop someone indoors, coop someone inside

chiudere nel pollaio

Mettere uccelli o piccoli animali in un riparo chiuso.

In inglese semplice: To put birds or small animals in an enclosed shelter.

• We coop the chickens at night.
• She cooped the hens before the storm.
• The farmer coops his birds to protect them from foxes.

Come si usa: coop something up (We coop the hens up before dark.)

Sinonimi: pen, enclose

Espressioni comuni: coop the hens, coop the chickens, coop birds up