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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.) limitar2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) aprisionar•- confined- confinement
- confines* * *con.fine[kənf'ain] n (geralmente confines) confins, limite, fronteira, margem, raia. in the confines of the office / dentro do espaço do escritório. • vt 1 confinar, limitar, restringir, prender, encerrar. she was confined to bed / ela ficou de cama. he confined himself to generalities / ele limitou-se a generalidades. 2 encarcerar, pôr na cadeia. to be confined Med estar na cama, em trabalho de parto. to the confines of madness às raias da loucura. -
2 confine
confinar, limitar, restringir; prenderEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > confine
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3 confine
1) (to keep within limits; to stop from spreading: They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.) confinar2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) confinar•- confined- confinement - confines -
4 hold prisoner
(to (capture and) confine (a person) against his will: Many soldiers were killed and the rest taken prisoner; She was kept prisoner in a locked room.) prender -
5 lock up
1) (to confine or prevent from leaving or being taken away by using a lock: to lock up a prisoner / one's jewellery.) fechar2) (to lock whatever should be locked: He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m.) fechar tudo -
6 strap in
(to confine with a strap, eg by a safety-belt in a car: I won't start this car till you've strapped yourself in.) prender -
7 hold prisoner
(to (capture and) confine (a person) against his will: Many soldiers were killed and the rest taken prisoner; She was kept prisoner in a locked room.) aprisionar, manter prisioneiro -
8 lock up
1) (to confine or prevent from leaving or being taken away by using a lock: to lock up a prisoner / one's jewellery.) encerrar2) (to lock whatever should be locked: He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m.) trancar tudo -
9 strap in
(to confine with a strap, eg by a safety-belt in a car: I won't start this car till you've strapped yourself in.) prender com correia
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confiné — confiné, ée [ kɔ̃fine ] adj. • de confiner 1 ♦ Enfermé. Vivre confiné chez soi. 2 ♦ (1842) Air confiné, non renouvelé. ⇒ renfermé. Atmosphère confinée. confiné, ée adj. d1./d Enfermé. Un malade confiné dans sa chambre. Fig. Un esprit confiné dans … Encyclopédie Universelle
confine — con·fine vt con·fined, con·fin·ing: to hold within a location; specif: imprison Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. confine … Law dictionary
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confiné — confiné, ée (kon fi né, née) part. passé. Relégué. Confiné dans un lieu solitaire. • Obscurément confiné au fond de sa province, D ALEMB. Éloges, Trublet … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Confine — Con fine (? or ?); 277), v. i. To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Where your gloomy bounds Confine with heaven. Milton. [1913 Webster] Bewixt heaven and earth and skies … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confine — Con fine, n. 1. Common boundary; border; limit; used chiefly in the plural. [1913 Webster] Events that came to pass within the confines of Judea. Locke. [1913 Webster] And now in little space The confines met of empyrean heaven, And of this world … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confine — Con*fine (k[o^]n*f[imac]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confining}.] [F. confiner to border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con + finis boundary, end. See {Final}, {Finish}.] To restrain within limits; to restrict; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confine — s.m. [dal lat. confine, neutro dell agg. confinis confinante ]. 1. (geogr.) [linea che delimita un territorio o un terreno da un altro] ▶◀ delimitazione, demarcazione, limite, termine, [di regione geografica o di stato] frontiera. 2. (estens.)… … Enciclopedia Italiana
confine — (n.) c.1400, boundary, limit (usually as confines), from O.Fr. confins boundaries, from M.L. confines, from L. confinium (pl. confinia) boundary, limit, from confine, neut. of confinis bordering on, having the same boundaries, from com with (see… … Etymology dictionary
confine — vb circumscribe, *limit, restrict Analogous words: bind, *tie: *restrain, curb, inhibit, check: *hamper, trammel, fetter, shackle, hog tie, manacle: *imprison, incarcerate, immure, intern, jail confine n bound, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
confine — ► VERB 1) (confine to) restrict (someone or something) within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). 2) (be confined to) be unable to leave (one s bed, home, etc.) due to illness or disability. 3) (be confined) dated (of a woman) remain in… … English terms dictionary