reja

f.

1 bars (barrotes).

poner una reja en la ventana to put bars on the window

estar entre rejas to be behind bars

2 grate, grillwork, grille.

3 share, plow share.

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reja

► nombre femenino

1 (de ventana) grill, grille, bar

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar entre rejas familiar to be behind bars

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reja

► nombre femenino

1 (del arado) ploughshare (US plowshare)

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noun f.

1) bar

2) grating

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SF

1) [de ventana] bars pl , grille; [de cercado] railing

entre rejas —

estar entre rejas — to be behind bars

meter a algn entre rejas — to put sb behind bars

2) (Rel) screen

3) (Agr)

reja del arado — ploughshare, plowshare (EEUU)

4) LAm * (=cárcel) prison, nick **

5) Méx (Cos) darn, darning

6) Cono Sur (Agr) cattle truck

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femenino

1)

a) (de ventana) grille

estar entre rejas — to be behind bars

b) (para cercar) railing

2) (Agr) plowshare (AmE), ploughshare (BrE)

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= grille, grate, iron bars, railing.

Ex. Exterior grilles aid the prevention of fire raising.

Ex. The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal.

Ex. The author discusses library security in the 1980s which include guidelines for dealing with disturbed people and fortifications such as iron bars, guard dogs and a detection system.

Ex. Then he noticed that the maintenance crews were varnishing the outside railings and painting the outside of the ship.

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* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

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femenino

1)

a) (de ventana) grille

estar entre rejas — to be behind bars

b) (para cercar) railing

2) (Agr) plowshare (AmE), ploughshare (BrE)

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= grille, grate, iron bars, railing.

Ex: Exterior grilles aid the prevention of fire raising.

Ex: The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal.

Ex: The author discusses library security in the 1980s which include guidelines for dealing with disturbed people and fortifications such as iron bars, guard dogs and a detection system.

Ex: Then he noticed that the maintenance crews were varnishing the outside railings and painting the outside of the ship.

* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

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reja

feminine

A

1 (de una ventana) grille

estar entre rejas to be behind bars

2 (para cercar) railing

se encadenaron a las rejas they chained themselves to the railings

B (Agr) plowshare (AmE), ploughshare (BrE)

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reja sustantivo femenino

a) (de ventana) grille

b) (para cercar) railing

reja sustantivo femenino
1 (de ventana, puerta, etc) grille, bars
♦ Locuciones: entre rejas, behind bars
'reja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hierro
English:
grating
- grid
- grill
- grille
- railing

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reja nf

1. [barrotes] bars;

[en el suelo] grating; [rejilla en ventana] grille;

Comp

estar entre rejas to be behind bars

2. [del arado] ploughshare

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reja

f

1 AGR plowshare, Br

ploughshare

2 (barrote) bar;

meter entre rejas fig fam put behind bars

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reja nf

1) : grill, grating

entre rejas: behind bars

2) : plowshare

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reja n bars

había una reja en la ventana there were bars on the window

entre rejas behind bars