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1 confinement
1) (state of being shut up or imprisoned: solitary confinement.) reclusión2) ((the time of) the birth of a child: her third confinement.) partotr[kən'faɪnmənt]1 (imprisonment) reclusión nombre femenino2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (in childbirth) parto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in solitary confinement estar incomunicado,-aconfinement [kən'faɪnmənt] n: confinamiento m, reclusión f, encierro mn.• clausura s.f.• confinamiento s.m.• encarcelamiento s.m.• encierro s.m.• parto s.m.kən'faɪnmənta) u (act, state) reclusión f, confinamiento mb) u c ( in childbirth) parto m[kǝn'faɪnmǝnt]N1) (=imprisonment) prisión f, reclusión fto be in solitary confinement — estar incomunicado, estar en pelota **
confinement to barracks — arresto m en cuartel
2) (Med) † parto m* * *[kən'faɪnmənt]a) u (act, state) reclusión f, confinamiento mb) u c ( in childbirth) parto m -
2 solitary confinement
(imprisonment in a cell by oneself: He was sentenced to six months' solitary confinement.) prisión incomunicadaincomunicación nombre femeninomass noun incomunicación fhe's been put in/he's in solitary confinement — lo han incomunicado
* * *mass noun incomunicación fhe's been put in/he's in solitary confinement — lo han incomunicado
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3 solitary
'solitəri1) (alone; without companions: a solitary traveller.) solitario2) (living or being alone, by habit or preference: She was a solitary person.) solitario3) (single: not a solitary example.) único•- solitude- solitary confinement
solitary adj solitariotr['sɒlɪtərɪ]1 (alone) solitario,-a2 (secluded, remote) apartado,-a, retirado,-a3 (only, sole) solo,-a, único,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in solitary confinement estar incomunicado,-asolitary confinement incomunicación nombre femeninosolitary ['sɑlə.tɛri] adj1) alone: solitario2) secluded: apartado, retirado3) single: soloadj.• desierto, -a adj.• incomunicado, -a adj.• retirado, -a adj.• retraído, -a adj.• solitario, -a adj.• único, -a adj.n.• solitario s.m.'sɑːləteri, 'sɒlɪtəria) ( alone) <person/life/journey> solitarioa solitary place — un lugar solitario or apartado
b) ( single) (before n) solo['sɒlɪtǝrɪ]1. ADJ1) (=lonely, lone) [person, life, childhood] solitarioto take a solitary walk — dar un paseo solo, pasearse sin compañía
to feel rather solitary — sentirse solo, sentirse aislado
2) (=secluded) retirado3) (=sole) solo, único2. N1) (=person) solitario(-a) m / f2) * = solitary confinement3.CPDto be in solitary confinement — estar incomunicado, estar en pelota **
* * *['sɑːləteri, 'sɒlɪtəri]a) ( alone) <person/life/journey> solitarioa solitary place — un lugar solitario or apartado
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4 restraint
tr[rɪ'streɪnt]2 (moderation) moderación nombre femeninorestraint [ri'streɪnt] n1) restriction: restricción f, limitación f, control m2) confinement: encierro m3) reserve: reserva f, control m de sí mismon.• coerción s.f.• cohibición s.f.• espera s.f.• freno s.m.• mesura s.f.• moderación s.f.• restricción s.f.rɪ'streɪnta) u ( self-control) compostura f, circunspección fto show restraint — mostrarse* comedido
b) c ( restriction) limitación f, restricción f[rɪs'treɪnt]N1) (=check) restricción f ; (=control) control m ; (=check on wages) moderación fto put sb under a restraint — refrenar a algn; (Jur) imponer una restricción legal a algn
2) (=constraint) [of manner] reserva f ; [of character] moderación f, comedimiento m3) (=self-control) autodominio m, control m de sí mismo* * *[rɪ'streɪnt]a) u ( self-control) compostura f, circunspección fto show restraint — mostrarse* comedido
b) c ( restriction) limitación f, restricción f
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