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[kən'faɪn]vtto confine (to) — ( limit) ograniczać (ograniczyć perf) (do +gen); ( shut up) zamykać (zamknąć perf) (w +loc)
to confine o.s. to doing sth/to sth — ograniczać się (ograniczyć się perf) do (z)robienia czegoś/do czegoś
* * *1) (to keep within limits; to stop from spreading: They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.) ograniczać, izolować2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) więzić•- confined- confinement
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confining — index binding, commitment (confinement), limited, limiting, oppressive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Confining — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confining Condition — An adverse health condition that confines an individual to his or her home or a medical facility such as a hospital or nursing home. Health insurance policy rates take note of individual records and family records of historic confining conditions … Investment dictionary
confining bed — A body of impermeable or distinctly less permeable material stratigraphically adjacent to one or more aquifers [22]. Synonymous with confining unit … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
confining unit — 1. A hydrogeologic unit of impermeable or distinctly less permeable material bounding one or more aquifers and is a general term that replaces aquitard, aquifuge, aquiclude [22]. 2. Means a body of impermeable or distinctly less permeable… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
confining zone — A geological formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that is capable of limiting fluid movement above an injection zone [22]. See confining unit … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
confining — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. limiting, restricting, bounding, circumscribing, compassing, prescribing, restraining, hampering, repressing, trammeling, checking, enclosing, imprisoning, immuring, incarcerating, detaining, keeping locked up, keeping… … English dictionary for students
confining — con·fine || kÉ’nfaɪn v. limit, restrict; imprison … English contemporary dictionary
confining — adjective 1. restricting the scope or freedom of action (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑constraining, ↑constrictive, ↑limiting, ↑restricting • Similar to: ↑restrictive 2. crowded … Useful english dictionary
confining bed — noun geology : a comparatively impervious stratum directly above or below one bearing water or petroleum … Useful english dictionary
close confining — confined confined adj. 1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; usually a building. Opposite of {unconfined}. Note: [Narrower terms: {claustrophobic}; {close, confining}; {homebound, housebound, shut in}; {in childbed(prenominal)}; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
