confine
/kənˈfaɪn/ [confined, confining]Translation
v [t]
→ to be confined to sth/sb→ to confine sth/sb to sth›
⇨ encerrar
⇨ confinar
He was confined to his cell Lo confinaron en su celda
■ constr. Se usa más en pasiva to be confined to bed
⇨ tener que guardar cama
(Definition of confine v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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