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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.) begrense, innskrenke2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) sperre inne•- confined- confinement
- confinesinnskrenkeIsubst. \/ˈkɒnfaɪn\/ ( ofte i flertall)1) grense, ramme2) grenseområde3) begrensningIIverb \/kənˈfaɪn\/1) holde fengslet, holde innesperret2) sperre inne, stenge inne, sette inn3) begrense, innskrenke4) gjerde inn, ramme innbe confined ligge i barselssengbe confined for space bo trangt, være trangboddbe confined to barracks ( militærvesen) ha (fått) permisjonsnektelse, ha (fått) perm(isjons)nektbe confined to bed være sengeliggende, ligge til sengsconfine oneself to the subject holde seg til saken -
2 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.) ta til fange, holde fanget -
3 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.) låse inne, sperre inne2) (to lock whatever should be locked: He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m.) låse (av) -
4 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.) spenne fast
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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