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1 confine
confine [kənˈfaɪn]a. ( = imprison) enfermerb. ( = limit) to confine o.s. to doing sth se limiter à faire qchc. [+ epidemic, conflict] circonscrire2. plural nounconfines [ˈkɒnfaɪnz]* * *[kən'faɪn] 1.transitive verb1) ( shut up) confiner [person] (in, to dans); enfermer [animal] (in dans)confined to barracks — Military consigné au quartier
2) ( limit) limiter [comments etc] (to à)2.the problem is not confined to old people — le problème ne concerne pas uniquement les personnes âgées
to confine oneself to/to doing — se contenter de/de faire
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2 confine
A vtr1 (in room, cell, prison, ghetto) confiner [person] (in, to dans) ; interner [mental patient] (in, to dans) ; enfermer [animal] (in dans) ; to be confined to bed être alité ; to be confined to the house être obligé de rester à la maison ; to be confined to barracks Mil être consigné au quartier ;2 ( limit) limiter [comments etc] (to à) ; the problem is not confined to old people le problème ne concerne pas uniquement les personnes âgées ;3 † Med to be confined être en couches.
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