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1 confine
1) (to keep within limits; to stop from spreading: They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.) confinar, limitar2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) confinar, recluir•- confined- confinement
- confines
tr[kən'faɪn]2 (limit, restrict) limitar■ kindly confine yourself to the subject por favor, limítese al tema\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be confined to bed tener que guardar cama1) limit: confinar, restringir, limitar2) imprison: recluir, encarcelar, encerrarn.• confín s.m.v.• aprisionar v.• arrestar v.• confinar v.• emparedar v.• encerrar v.• enjaular v.• estrechar v.• limitar v.• lindar v.• recoger v.kən'faɪna) (limit, restrict)to confine something TO something — limitar or restringir* algo a algo
drug addiction is not confined to large cities — la drogadicción no afecta únicamente a las grandes ciudades
b) (shut in, imprison) \<\<person\>\> confinar, recluir*; \<\<animal\>\> encerrar*[kǝn'faɪn]VT1) (=imprison) encerrar (in, to en)2) (=limit) limitarto confine o.s. to doing sth — limitarse a hacer algo
please confine yourself to the facts — por favor, limítese a los hechos
3) (Med)†to be confined — [woman] estar de parto
* * *[kən'faɪn]a) (limit, restrict)to confine something TO something — limitar or restringir* algo a algo
drug addiction is not confined to large cities — la drogadicción no afecta únicamente a las grandes ciudades
b) (shut in, imprison) \<\<person\>\> confinar, recluir*; \<\<animal\>\> encerrar* -
2 atenerse
atenerse ( conjugate atenerse) verbo pronominal ‹ a las órdenes› to obey sth; ‹ a las consecuencias› to live with o abide by sth;b) ( limitarse):◊ si nos atenemos a lo que dijeron ellos … if we go by what they said …;aténgase a los hechos confine yourself to the facts
■atenerse verbo reflexivo
1 (ajustarse a reglas) to abide [a, by]: puedes desobedecer la orden, pero atente a las consecuencias, you can disobey the order, but you must bear the consequences
2 (remitirse) to go by: uno debe saber a qué atenerse, one must know what to expect ' atenerse' also found in these entries: Spanish: consecuencia English: abide by - go by - keep to - stand by - stick by - stick to - toe - stand - stick
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