- redil
- m.1 fold, pen.volver al redil (figurative) to return to the fold2 sheepfold, pound, fold, pen.* * *redil► nombre masculino1 fold, sheepfold\FRASEOLOGÍAvolver al redil figurado to return to the fold* * *noun m.fold* * *SM sheepfold* * *masculino fold, enclosure
volver al redil — to return to the fold
* * *= fold, pen.Ex. Folds for animals and enclosures made specially for defensive purposes are also called kraals.Ex. One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.----* fuera del redil = beyond the pale.* meter el lobo en el redil = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* volver al redil = return to + the fold.* * *masculino fold, enclosurevolver al redil — to return to the fold
* * *= fold, pen.Ex: Folds for animals and enclosures made specially for defensive purposes are also called kraals.
Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.* fuera del redil = beyond the pale.* meter el lobo en el redil = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* volver al redil = return to + the fold.* * *redilmasculinefold, enclosurevolver al redil to return to the fold* * *
redil sustantivo masculino
1 fold, sheepfold
2 figurado no te preocupes, ya volverá al redil, don't worry, he'll soon be back
'redil' also found in these entries:
English:
fold
- pen
* * *redil nmfold, pen;Compvolver al redil to return to the fold* * *redilm fold, enclosure;volver al redil fig return to the fold* * *redil nm1) : sheepfold2)volver al redil : to return to the fold* * *redil n pen
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.