confines in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for confines in the English»French Dictionary

confines [Brit ˈkɒnfʌɪnz] N npl

1. confines (constraints):

confines

contraintes fpl

Phrases:

within the confines of situation, regulations

dans le cadre de

within the confines of building

dans l'enceinte de

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 confines in the French»English Dictionary

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endiguer

to confine

claustrer

to confine

consigner MIL soldat

to confine (dans, à to)

séquestrer LAW personne

to confine [sb] illegally

cantonner qn dans un lieu

to confine sb to a place

limite tes recherches à un aspect particulier du problème

confine ou restrict your research to a particular aspect of the problem

limitez-vous au sujet

confine yourself to the subject

confiner qn dans une pièce

to confine sb to a room

confines in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for confines in the English»French Dictionary

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 confines in the French»English Dictionary

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aliter

to confine to bed

cantonner qn dans qc

to confine sb to sth

se cantonner dans qc

to confine oneself to sth

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

confines Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the confines

les limites fpl

to be beyond the confines of sb's understanding

dépasser la compréhension de qn

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

enfermer qn/qc dans le rôle de ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The roar of the falls reverberates against their rocky confines.

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During the fight the soldiers fought from the confines of a sloop while others fired cannons from the fort.

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With his independent, earthy and instinctual style, he was't always happy within the confines of the editorial offices.

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Enemies may move outside the confines of the screen, but players may not.

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Earth spacecraft routinely crisscross the solar system, but leaving its confines has remained impossible until now.

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Because the organization owns the property, it is inaccessible outside the confines of a tour.

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Performance remained limited by the confines of the flight test regime.

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Unlawfully detaining or confines another person in order to get payment of a debt does the same in (20) 22.

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They can provide a revenue stream for credit unions that would not be available within the confines of a credit union.

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We should also use the expression ironically... the motive of perfection may extend to areas far beyond the confines of poetry and poetics.

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