🚪confine (kãfajn)

verb
/kənˈfaɪn/
confiné (confiné)

Signification

to keep or restrict someone or something within limits
to restrict someone or something within certain limits; to keep someone in a closed space
Traduction de la signification
garder ou restreindre quelqu'un ou quelque chose dans des limites
garder ou restreindre quelqu'un ou quelque chose dans des limites

Phrases d'exemple

He was confined to his room after the surgery.

Il a été confiné dans sa chambre après la chirurgie.
Il a été confiné dans sa chambre après la chirurgie.

The prisoner was confined to his cell for 23 hours a day.

Le prisonnier était confiné dans sa cellule pendant 23 heures par jour.
Le prisonnier était confiné dans sa cellule pendant 23 heures par jour.

Expressions d'exemple

confined space
espace confiné
espace confiné

Synonymes

restrict, limit, restrain, enclose, imprison
Entrée 1
restrict, limit, restrain, enclose, imprison
Entrée 2
restrict, limit, restrain, imprison

Antonymes

free, release, liberate, expand
Entrée 1
free, release, liberate
Entrée 2
free, release, liberate, expand

Collocations

confine to bed, confine within, confined space, confine attention, confine to space, confine within limits, confine someone, strictly confine
Entrée 1
confine to bed, confine within, confined space, confine attention
Entrée 2
confine to space, confine within limits, confine someone, strictly confine

Vocabulaires connexes

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to go or come into a place