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on the confines of death

  • 1 confine

    transitive verb

    be confined to bed/the house — ans Bett/Haus gefesselt sein

    2) (fig.)

    confine somebody/something to something — jemanden/etwas auf etwas (Akk.) beschränken

    confine oneself to something/doing something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beschränken/sich darauf beschränken, etwas zu tun

    * * *
    1) (to keep within limits; to stop from spreading: They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.) begrenzen
    2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) einsperren
    •
    - academic.ru/15192/confined">confined
    - confinement
    - confines
    * * *
    con·fine
    I. vt
    [kənˈfaɪn]
    ▪ to \confine sth to sth discussion, use etw auf etw akk beschränken
    you are asked to \confine your use of the telephone to business calls alone bitte nutzen Sie Ihr Telefon nur für geschäftliche Telefonate
    ▪ to be \confined to sth auf etw akk beschränkt sein
    it's an attitude which seems to be \confined to the upper classes eine solche Haltung wird anscheinend nur von den oberen Schichten vertreten
    2. (shut in)
    ▪ to \confine sb jdn einsperren; (imprison also) jdn inhaftieren
    \confined to barracks Kasernenarrest m haben
    he was \confined to the house all day er war den ganzen Tag ans Haus gefesselt
    to be \confined to quarters MIL Ausgangssperre haben
    II. n
    [ˈkɒnfaɪn, AM ˈkɑ:n-]
    ▪ the \confines pl die Grenzen pl
    to be beyond the \confines of sb's understanding jds Horizont überschreiten
    * * *
    [kən'faɪn]
    1. vt
    1) (= keep in) person, animal (ein)sperren; flood eindämmen

    to be confined to the house — nicht aus dem Haus können

    to be confined to barracks/one's room — Kasernen-/Stubenarrest m haben

    2) (= limit) remarks beschränken (to auf +acc)

    to confine oneself to doing sth — sich darauf beschränken, etw zu tun

    the damage was confined to... — der Schaden beschränkte or erstreckte sich nur auf (+acc)

    he finds the job too confining lions are confined to Africa — er fühlt sich in dem Job beschränkt or eingeengt Löwen gibt es nur in Afrika

    3) (dated pass

    in childbirth) to be confined — niederkommen (old)

    2. pl
    ['kɒnfaɪnz] (of space, thing etc) Grenzen pl; (of marriage) Fesseln pl; (of system) enge Grenzen pl
    * * *
    A s [ˈkɒnfaın; US ˈkɑn-] s meist pl
    1. Grenze f, Grenzgebiet n, fig Rand m, Schwelle f:
    on the confines of death am Rande des Todes
    2. [kənˈfaın] obs Gebiet n
    3. a) poet Gefangenschaft f
    b) obs Gefängnis n
    B v/t [kənˈfaın]
    1. begrenzen, be-, einschränken ( alle:
    to auf akk):
    confine o.s. to sich beschränken auf
    2. einschließen, einsperren
    3. jemandes Bewegungsfreiheit einschränken:
    be confined to bed ans Bett gefesselt sein, bettlägerig sein;
    be confined to one’s room ans Zimmer gefesselt sein;
    be confined to barracks Kasernenarrest haben; → quarter A 16
    4. passiv. (of) niederkommen (mit), entbunden werden (von), entbinden (akk):
    * * *
    transitive verb

    be confined to bed/the house — ans Bett/Haus gefesselt sein

    2) (fig.)

    confine somebody/something to something — jemanden/etwas auf etwas (Akk.) beschränken

    confine oneself to something/doing something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beschränken/sich darauf beschränken, etwas zu tun

    * * *
    v.
    beschränken v.

    English-german dictionary > confine

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