| Compound Forms: |
| Inglés | Español |
| an Aladdin's cave of [sth] n | UK, figurative (collection of precious things) (figurado) | la cueva de Aladino expr |
| colección de tesoros nf + loc adj |
| cave art n | (prehistoric paintings in caves) | arte rupestre loc nom mf |
| cave dweller n | ([sb] who lives in cave) | habitante de una cueva n común + loc adj |
| cave dweller n | ([sb] prehistoric who lived in cave) | cavernícola n común |
| troglodita n común |
| cave dweller n | pejorative ([sb] living in apartment in big city) | citadino, citadina nm, nf |
| persona que vive en un apartamento en la ciudad nf + loc adj |
| cave-in n | (collapse) | derrumbe nm |
| colapso nm |
| A cave-in at a Chilean mine in 2010 trapped 33 miners, but they were all rescued. |
| Un derrumbe en una mina chilena en 2010 dejó atrapados a 33 mineros, pero los rescataron a todos. |
| cave painting n | (picture in cave) | pintura rupestre loc nom f |
| The cave paintings show various wild animals. |
| Las pinturas rupestres muestran varios animales. |
caveman,
cave man n | (prehistoric man) | cavernícola nm |
| troglodita nm |
| hombre de las cavernas loc nom m |
| Contrary to many depictions in popular culture, cavemen did not exist at the same time as dinosaurs. |
| A diferencia de muchas representaciones en la cultura popular, los cavernícolas no vivieron al mismo tiempo que los dinosaurios. |
caveman,
cave man n | figurative, pejorative (rough or coarse person) (figurado) | cavernícola nm |
| (figurado) | troglodita nm |
| (figurado) | primitivo nm |
| Dom is such a caveman; he chews with his mouth open and is always belching loudly. |
caveperson,
cave person,
plural: cavepeople,
cave people n | (prehistoric human) | cavernícola n común |
| troglodita n común |
cavewoman,
cave woman n | (prehistoric woman) | cavernícola nf |
| troglodita nf |
