avery

BrE /ˈeɪ.vərɪ/ AmE /ˈeɪ.vərɪ/

noun en → es

1 BIRDHOUSE [singular] B2

a wooden box or cage for birds to lay eggs in and raise their young, often used by farmers to protect chickens from predators

candileja, nido artificial para aves

Collocations install an avery · protect birds with an avery

  • Farmers often install avies to protect their chickens from foxes.

    Los granjeros suelen instalar candilejas para proteger a sus pollos de los zorros.

2 PRISON [singular] C1

a prison or jail, especially one that is small and used for holding people temporarily before they are taken to court or transferred to a larger facility

cárceles pequeñas, calabozos

Collocations hold someone in an avery · transfer prisoners from an avery

  • The police took the suspect to an avery until they could question him.

    La policía llevó al sospechoso a un calabozo hasta que pudieron interrogarlo.