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1 emmurer
emmurer [ɑ̃myʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb• s'emmurer dans [+ silence, sentiment] to retreat into* * *ɑ̃myʀeverbe transitif to wall [somebody/something] in* * *ɑ̃myʀe vtto wall up, to immure* * *[ɑ̃myre] verbe transitif1. [enfermer] to wall up ou in (separable)2. (figuré & littéraire) [isoler] to immure————————s'emmurer dans verbe pronominal plus préposition -
2 claquemurer
se claquemurer klakmyʀe verbe pronominal to shut oneself away ( dans in)* * *claquemurer verb table: aimerA vtr to immure (dans in).B se claquemurer vpr to shut oneself away (dans in); elle vit claquemurée dans sa chambre she lives shut away in her bedroom.[klakmyre] verbe transitifto shut in (separable)————————se claquemurer verbe pronominal(emploi réfléchi) to shut oneself in ou away -
3 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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Immure — Im*mure , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Immuring}.] [Pref. im in + mure: cf. F. emmurer.] 1. To wall around; to surround with walls. [Obs.] Sandys. [1913 Webster] 2. To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to shut… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Immure — Im*mure , n. A wall; an inclosure. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immure — I verb cast into prison, commit to an institution, commit to prison, confine, constrain, detain, encage, enclose, enclose within walls, entomb, gate, hold, hold captive, hold in captivity, hold in check, hold within bounds, impound, imprison,… … Law dictionary
immure — (v.) 1580s, from M.Fr. emmurer and directly from M.L. immurare, lit. to shut up within walls, from assimilated form of in into, in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + L. murus wall (see MURAL (Cf. mural)). Related: Immured; immuring … Etymology dictionary
immure — imprison, incarcerate, jail, intern Analogous words: confine, circumscribe, *limit, restrict Contrasted words: liberate, *free, release … New Dictionary of Synonyms
immure — ► VERB (usu. be immured) ▪ confine or imprison. DERIVATIVES immurement noun. ORIGIN Latin immurare, from murus wall … English terms dictionary
immure — [i myoor′] vt. immured, immuring [< OFr or ML: OFr emmurrer < ML immurare < L in , in + murus, wall: see MERE3] 1. to shut up within or as within walls; imprison, confine, or seclude 2. to entomb in a wall immurement n … English World dictionary
immure — UK [ɪˈmjʊə(r)] / US [ɪˈmjʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms immure : present tense I/you/we/they immure he/she/it immures present participle immuring past tense immured past participle immured literary to put someone in a place and prevent them… … English dictionary
immure — transitive verb (immured; immuring) Etymology: Medieval Latin immurare, from Latin in + murus wall more at munition Date: 1583 1. a. to enclose within or as if within walls b. imprison 2. to build into a wall; especially to entomb in a wall • … New Collegiate Dictionary
immure — immurement, immuration /im yeuh ray sheuhn/, n. /i myoor /, v.t., immured, immuring. 1. to enclose within walls. 2. to shut in; seclude or confine. 3. to imprison. 4. to build into or entomb in a wall. 5. Obs. to surround with walls; fortify.… … Universalium
immure — verb to put or bury within a wall Johns body was immured Thursday in the mausoleum. See Also: immurement, inter … Wiktionary