confine in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for confine in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

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

confine person

confinare, rinchiudere (in, to a, in)

confine mental patient

internare, rinchiudere (in, to in)

confine animal

rinchiudere (in in)

to be confined to bed

essere costretto a letto

to be confined to the house

essere costretto (a restare) a casa

to be confined to barracks MIL

essere consegnato

2. confine (limit):

confine comments etc.

limitare, restringere (to a)

the problem is not confined to old people

il problema non riguarda soltanto le persone anziane

3. confine MED arch:

to be confined

essere in travaglio or partorire

II.to confine oneself VB refl

to confine oneself to, to doing

limitarsi a, a fare

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to talk in, confine oneself to generalities

fare, limitarsi a fare osservazioni generali

Translations for confine in the Italian»English Dictionary

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inalveare fiume

to confine

recludere

to confine

recludere

to confine

museificare

to confine to a museum

internare

to confine

ghettizzare

to confine [sb] in a ghetto

sequestrare persona

to confine

confinare

to confine

confinare qn in una camera

to confine sb to a room

relegarsi

to confine oneself in: to

confine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for confine in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.confine [kən·ˈfaɪn] VB trans

1. confine (limit):

to confine sth to sth

limitare qc a qc

to be confined to doing sth

limitarsi a fare qc

2. confine (imprison):

confine

mettere al confino

3. confine (shut in):

confine

rinchiudere

to be confined to quarters MIL

essere messo in consegna

II.confine [kən·ˈfaɪn] N pl

the confines

i confini

beyond the confines of sth

oltre i confini di qc

Translations for confine in the Italian»English Dictionary

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confinare

to confine

obbligare qu a letto (malattia)

to confine sb to their bed

trattenere qu in caserma

to confine sb to barracks

confine Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to confine sth to sth

limitare qc a qc

to confine sb to their bed

obbligare qu a letto (malattia)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She is confined with other girls in a dark room, lit by a flickering lightbulb.

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Otters have recently recolonised the upper reaches of the river, however the water vole is now confined to a few isolated populations.

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Even if they are not confined, they are usually guarded by someone and kept within a certain area or distance.

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From that time his surveying was confined to a part-time practice.

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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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Once inside, the electrons are confined by the magnetic fields.

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However, his repertoire was not confined to opera.

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Ions are electrostatically confined raising the density and increasing the fusion rate.

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This parasitic mode of life is most often confined to the larvae with the adults usually leading free lives.

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At high frequencies, current density can increase because the conducting region in a wire becomes confined near its surface, the so-called skin effect.

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