"tourner comme un lion en cage" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \tuʁ.ne kɔ.m‿œ̃ ljɔ̃ ɑ̃ kaʒ\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tourner comme un lion en cage.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-tourner comme un lion en cage.wav
  1. Montrer un ennui profond en marchant de long en large.
    Sense id: fr-tourner_comme_un_lion_en_cage-fr-verb-oGlD5UAi Categories (other): Exemples en français
  2. S’agiter en vain dans une situation où l’on ne voit pas d’issue.
    Sense id: fr-tourner_comme_un_lion_en_cage-fr-verb-aVSIQtdS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: hodati amo tamo (Croate)
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