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cradle

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkreɪd^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkreɪdəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krād′l)

Inflections of 'cradle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

cradles: v 3rd person singular

cradling: v pres p

cradled: v past

cradled: v past p

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Inglés	Español
cradle n	(baby bed)	cuna nf
Our son sleeps in the cradle that I slept in when I was a baby.
Nuestro hijo duerme en la misma cuna en la que yo dormía de niño.
cradle [sb/sth]⇒ vtr	(hold, coddle) (bebé)	mecer⇒, acunar⇒ vtr
(animal, objeto)	sostener contra el pecho vtr + loc adv
The little girl cradled the kitten in her arms.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La mamá mecía al bebé mientras veía la televisión.
La pequeña sostenía al gatito contra el pecho.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
the cradle of [sth] n	figurative (place of origin) (figurado)	cuna nf
Ancient Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization.
La antigua Mesopotamia se considera la cuna de la civilización.
cradle n	(phone support)	horquilla nf
Place the phone in its cradle when you are done.
Coloca el teléfono en la horquilla cuando hayas terminado.
cradle [sb/sth]⇒ vtr	figurative (hold, contain)	envolver⇒ vtr
contener⇒ vtr
High mountains cradle the valley on all sides.
Las altas montañas envuelven el valle por todos sus lados.
cradle [sth]⇒ vtr	(phone: hold)	sujetar⇒ vtr
sostener⇒ vtr
The detective cradled the phone between his ear and shoulder and dialed again.
El detective sujetó el teléfono entre la oreja y el hombro y volvió a marcar.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
bed cradle n	(frame to raise bedcovers off legs)	arco de cama loc nom m
cat's cradle n	(children's string game) (juego)	cunitas nm
figuras de cuerda nfpl + loc adj
juego de hilos, juego de cuerdas nm + loc adj
(MX)	cuna de gato loc nom f
Cat's Cradle n	(novel) (libro: Kurt Vonnegut)	Cuna de gato n propio m
cat's cradle n	(complexity, intricacy) (figurado)	maraña nf
(figurado)	enredo nm
chiton, sea cradle, coat-of-mail shell n	(sea mollusk)	chitón nm
cradle cap n	(baby: scalp inflammation)	costra láctea loc nom f
dermatitis seborreica infantil loc nom f
from the cradle to the grave expr	(throughout the whole of one's life) (coloquial)	de la cuna a la tumba expr
He was sickly from the cradle to the grave, but he lived to the age of 102!
Estuvo enfermo de la cuna a la tumba, ¡pero vivió hasta los 102 años!
(coloquial)	toda la vida, toda una vida loc adv
Estuvo enfermo toda la vida, ¡pero vivió hasta los 102 años!
in the cradle adv	figurative (as a baby, during infancy)	en la cuna loc adv
I've known that girl since she was in the cradle, and now she is getting married!
Conozco a esa chica desde que estaba en la cuna, ¡y ahora se está casando!
desde que era bebé loc prep
desde la cuna loc prep
Conozco a esa chica desde que era bebé, ¡y ahora se está casando!

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'cradle' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

bassinet - crib

Spanish:

cuco - moisés - cuna - asaltacunas - cuna de la civilización

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Synonyms: crib, cot, Moses basket, bassinet, carrycot, more...

Collocations: was rocking [the baby's, her daughter's] cradle, rock the cradle [gently, lovingly], [gently] rocked the cradle, more...

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