confine

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈfaɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. kənˈfaɪn; n. ˈkɑnfaɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən fīn′ for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon′fīn for 3, 4)

Inflections of 'confine' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

confines: v 3rd person singular

confining: v pres p

confined: v past

confined: v past p

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confine [sth]⇒ vtr	(restrict, limit)	limitar⇒ vtr
restringir⇒ vtr
Please try to confine your remarks to helpful criticism.
Por favor, intenta limitar tus comentarios a críticas constructivas.
confine [sth] to [sth]⇒ vtr	(restrict, limit)	confinar a, confinar en vtr + prep
encerrar en vtr + prep
The farmer confined the sheep to one small field.
El granjero confinó las ovejas a un pequeño campo.
confine [sb]⇒ vtr	(keep in captivity)	confinar⇒ vtr
The prisoners were confined for up to 20 hours a day.
Los prisioneros fueron confinados hasta 20 horas por día.
confines npl	(boundary, limits)	confines nmpl
límites nmpl
What you propose is outside the confines of the rules.
Lo que propones está fuera de los confines de las reglas.

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'confine' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

box in - cabin - coop up - fence in - gate - hem in - imprison - lay up - pen - restrict - restrict yourself to - shut in

Spanish:

emparedar - aherrojar - confín - localizar - internar - ceñir - enjaular - confinar - limitar - concretar - encorsetar - enrejar - especializar

Synonyms: imprison, shut in, shut up, enclose, trap, more...

Collocations: from the confines of his [room, office], confined [him, the child] to his room, [retreated to, hid in, prefers, felt safe in] the confines of his [room], more...

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