confined in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for confined in the English»French Dictionary

confined [Brit kənˈfʌɪnd, Am kənˈfaɪnd] ADJ

confined atmosphere, area

confiné

confined space

restreint

I.confine [Brit kənˈfʌɪn, Am kənˈfaɪn] VB trans

1. confine (in room, cell, prison, ghetto):

confine person

confiner (in, to dans)

confine mental patient

interner (in, to dans)

confine animal

enfermer (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. confine (limit):

confine comments etc

limiter (to à)

the problem is not confined to old people

le problème ne concerne pas uniquement les personnes âgées

3. confine dated MED:

to be confined

être en couches

II.to confine oneself to VB refl

to confine oneself to refl:

to confine oneself to

se contenter de

to confine oneself to doing

se contenter de faire

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to talk in/confine oneself to generalities

parler de/s'en tenir à des généralités

Translations for confined in the French»English Dictionary

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exigu (exiguë, exigüe) espace

confined

confiné dans une pièce

confined to a room

confiné (confinée) espace

confined, restricted

être/rester alité

to be/to remain confined to bed

endiguer

to confine

nappe (d'eau) captive/libre

confined/unconfined ou free groundwater

claustrer

to confine

consigner MIL soldat

to confine (dans, à to)

confined in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for confined in the English»French Dictionary

confined ADJ

confined space:

confined

restreint(e)

I.confine [ˈkɒnfaɪn, Am ˈkɑ:n-] VB trans

1. confine (limit):

confine

limiter

to be confined to bed

être cloué au lit

2. confine (imprison, keep indoors):

confine

enfermer

3. confine MIL:

to be confined to quarters

être consigné

II.confine [ˈkɒnfaɪn, Am ˈkɑ:n-] N

the confines

les limites fpl

to be beyond the confines of sb's understanding

dépasser la compréhension de qn

Translations for confined in the French»English Dictionary

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se localiser conflit, épidémie

to be confined

aliter

to confine to bed

cantonner qn dans qc

to confine sb to sth

se cantonner dans qc

to confine oneself to sth

être cloué au lit

to be confined to bed

enfermer qn/qc dans le rôle de ...

to confine sb/sth in the role of ...

s'en tenir à qc

to confine oneself to sth

confined Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be confined to bed

être cloué au lit

to be confined to quarters

être consigné

to confine sb/sth in the role of ...

enfermer qn/qc dans le rôle de ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Overruling was properly confined to those rare cases where specific legal rules had proved to be unworkable, or where to continue to apply them would perpetuate injustice.

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The questioning of theism was not confined to abstract concerns in philosophy, but also developed as modern historical consciousness dawned.

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Only over the course of centuries was she increasingly confined to the house and was forced to veil herself.

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Wooded areas are confined to the northwest and northeast of the plateau.

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The poor creature is confined in small bamboo cages and fattened like a goose on plentiful portions.

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Official propaganda confined the role of women to family care and motherhood.

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The solum of a soil is not necessarily confined to the zone of major biological activity.

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He is estranged from his son, whom he confined to a mental hospital.

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They are received by the governor - the viceroy being confined to bed with malaria - and are given an enthusiastic popular welcome.

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Frequent bouts of illness, however, kept him confined to bed until the following spring.

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