confined to barracks — consegnato (-a) (in caserma)
confined to bed — costretto (-a) a letto
to confine o.s. to doing sth — limitarsi a fare qc
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con|fine|ment — «kuhn FYN muhnt», noun. 1. the act of confining. 2. the fact or state of being confined: »confinement indoors because of a cold. 3. imprisonment. 4. the period a mother is confined to bed during and after childbirth. ╂[< French confinement… … Useful english dictionary
confine — con·fine vt con·fined, con·fin·ing: to hold within a location; specif: imprison Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. confine … Law dictionary
Confine — Con*fine (k[o^]n*f[imac]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confining}.] [F. confiner to border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con + finis boundary, end. See {Final}, {Finish}.] To restrain within limits; to restrict; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confine — Con fine (? or ?); 277), v. i. To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Where your gloomy bounds Confine with heaven. Milton. [1913 Webster] Bewixt heaven and earth and skies … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confine — Con fine, n. 1. Common boundary; border; limit; used chiefly in the plural. [1913 Webster] Events that came to pass within the confines of Judea. Locke. [1913 Webster] And now in little space The confines met of empyrean heaven, And of this world … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confine — con•fine [[t]kənˈfaɪn[/t]] for 1, 2, 5, 6; [[t]ˈkɒn faɪn[/t]] for 3, 4 v. fined, fin•ing, n. 1) to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: Confine your remarks to the subject at hand[/ex] 2) to shut or keep in; prevent from leaving a place… … From formal English to slang
confine — con|fine W3 [kənˈfaın] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(limit)¦ 2¦(keep somebody in a place)¦ 3¦(stop something spreading)¦ 4¦(stay in one place)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: confiner, from Latin confinis; CONFINES] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
confine — con|fine [ kən faın ] verb transitive * 1. ) usually passive to force someone to stay in a place and prevent them from leaving: Many prisoners are confined to their cells for long periods of time. a ) to make someone stay in a place because they… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confine — con·fine kən fīn vt, con·fined; con·fin·ing to keep from leaving accustomed quarters (as one s room or bed) under pressure of infirmity, childbirth, or detention … Medical dictionary
confine — con·fine … English syllables
fine — fine1 agg. [lat. fīnis limite , adoperato come agg. nel sign. di estremo ]. 1. a. [di oggetto, di spessore o diametro molto piccolo: f. come un capello ] ▶◀ sottile. ◀▶ grosso, spesso. b. [dell aria e sim., privo di impurità] ▶◀ buono,… … Enciclopedia Italiana
