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1 confiner
kɔ̃fine
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1) ( enfermer)2) ( restreindre)
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confiner à verbe transitif indirect
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se confiner verbe pronominal to shut oneself away ou up* * *kɔ̃fine vt(= restreindre)confiner qn à; confiner qn dans — to confine sb to
* * *confiner verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( enfermer) confiner qn dans une pièce to confine sb to a room;2 ( restreindre) confiner qn à une tâche/un poste to restrict sb to a task/a post; ce phénomène n'est pas confiné à la France this phenomenon is not confined ou restricted to France.B confiner à vtr ind lit, fig to border on [territoire]; confiner à la caricature/l'absurde to border ou verge on caricature/the absurd.C se confiner vpr ( s'enfermer) to shut oneself away ou up (dans in); se confiner dans le silence to immure oneself in silence; se confiner dans un rôle to restrict oneself to a role.[kɔ̃fine] verbe transitif[reléguer] to confine————————confiner à verbe plus préposition1. (soutenu) [être voisin de - pays, maison] to border on2. (figuré) [être semblable à] to border ou to verge onpassion qui confine à la folie passion bordering ou verging on madness————————se confiner verbe pronominal(emploi réfléchi) [s'enfermer]se confiner dans son bureau to confine oneself to one's study, to shut oneself away in one's study————————se confiner à verbe pronominal plus préposition[se limiter à] to confine oneself ou to limit oneself ou to keep to
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