confine

confine
verb
1) (to keep within limits; to stop from spreading: They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.) confinar, limitar
2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) confinar, recluir
•
- confinement
- confines
confine
tr[kən'faɪn]
transitive verb
1 (person) confinar, recluir; (animal) encerrar
■ he was confined to barracks estaba retenido en el cuartel
2 (limit, restrict) limitar
■ kindly confine yourself to the subject por favor, limítese al tema
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be confined to bed tener que guardar cama
confine [kən'faɪn] vt, -fined ; -fining
1) limit: confinar, restringir, limitar
2) imprison: recluir, encarcelar, encerrar
confine
n.
• confín s.m.
v.
• aprisionar v.
• arrestar v.
• confinar v.
• emparedar v.
• encerrar v.
• enjaular v.
• estrechar v.
• limitar v.
• lindar v.
• recoger v.
kən'faɪn
transitive verb
a) (limit, restrict)

to confine something TO something — limitar or restringir* algo a algo

drug addiction is not confined to large cities — la drogadicción no afecta únicamente a las grandes ciudades

the fire was confined to the basement — el incendio sólo afectó al sótano

b) (shut in, imprison) \<\<person\>\> confinar, recluir*; \<\<animal\>\> encerrar*

he was confined to bed for several months — tuvo que guardar cama varios meses

[kǝn'faɪn]
VT
1) (=imprison) encerrar (in, to en)

to be confined to bed — tener que guardar cama

to be confined to one's room — no poder dejar su cuarto

2) (=limit) limitar

to confine o.s. to doing sth — limitarse a hacer algo

please confine yourself to the facts — por favor, limítese a los hechos

the damage is confined to this part — el daño afecta solo a esta parte

this bird is confined to Spain — esta ave existe únicamente en España

3) (Med)
†

to be confined — [woman] estar de parto

* * *
[kən'faɪn]
transitive verb
a) (limit, restrict)

to confine something TO something — limitar or restringir* algo a algo

drug addiction is not confined to large cities — la drogadicción no afecta únicamente a las grandes ciudades

the fire was confined to the basement — el incendio sólo afectó al sótano

b) (shut in, imprison) \<\<person\>\> confinar, recluir*; \<\<animal\>\> encerrar*

he was confined to bed for several months — tuvo que guardar cama varios meses


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