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1 confine
[kən'faɪn] 1.1) (shut up) confinare, rinchiudere [ person] (to, in in); internare, rinchiudere [ mental patient]; rinchiudere [ animal]2.to be confined to barracks — mil. essere consegnato
to confine oneself to, to doing — limitarsi a, a fare
* * *1) (to keep within limits; to stop from spreading: They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.) limitare2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) imprigionare•- confined- confinement
- confines* * *confine /ˈkɒnfaɪn/n.1 (di solito al pl.) confine, frontiera ( anche fig.); linea divisoria, limite: within the confines of human knowledge, entro i limiti della conoscenza umana2 (arc.) territorio.♦ (to) confine /kənˈfaɪn/v. t.1 confinare; rinchiudere; relegare; costringere ( a restare in un luogo): to confine to a mental home, rinchiudere in un manicomio; to be confined to (o in) bed, essere costretto a letto; to be confined to a wheelchair, essere confinato su una sedia a rotelle2 limitare; restringere: Confine your account to the facts, limita il tuo resoconto ai fatti; I will confine myself to saying that…, mi limiterò a dire che…● (mil.) to confine to barracks, consegnare (in caserma).* * *[kən'faɪn] 1.1) (shut up) confinare, rinchiudere [ person] (to, in in); internare, rinchiudere [ mental patient]; rinchiudere [ animal]2.to be confined to barracks — mil. essere consegnato
to confine oneself to, to doing — limitarsi a, a fare
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