Translations for „fence in“ in the English » German Dictionary

fence in VB trans

1. fence in (enclose):

to fence in ⇆ sth

etw einzäunen

2. fence in pej (limit):

to fence sb ⇆ in

jdn einschränken

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

my fence was torn down in the storm

mein Zaun wurde vom Sturm umgerissen

he put his hand through the hole in the fence

er steckte seine Hand durch das Loch im Zaun

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They climbed over the fence in the backyard and trudged across the field to the tracks.

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Allegedly, the Chassidic school built a fence in the play yard; cement walls in the corridor; using separate staff rooms; different dress codes; etc., essentially splitting the school in two.

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He admitted that the elephant would be chained up at times but said his instructions were that she be let loose behind an electric fence in a cordoned-off area.

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The ranchers who survived began to fence in their ranches and the era of the open range came to an end.

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