🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Confinar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kon.fiˈnar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Confine/kənˈfaɪn/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Las nuevas regulaciones confinarán el uso de bolsas de plástico en la ciudad."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To restrict or limit someone or something within certain boundaries.

    "The new regulations will confine the use of plastic bags in the city."
  2. 2

    To keep someone or something within a particular area or space.

    "The patient was confined to her room for recovery."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'confine' originates from the Latin 'confinare', meaning 'to limit' or 'to enclose'. It evolved through Old French 'confiner' before entering Middle English in the late 14th century, retaining its meaning of restriction or limitation.

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