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Detailed Translations for confines from English to German

confines:

confines [the ~] noun

  1. the confines (border region; peripheral area; marginal area; borderland; border section)
    Grenzgebiet; der Grenzabschnitt

Translation Matrix for confines:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Grenzabschnitt border region; border section; borderland; confines; marginal area; peripheral area
Grenzgebiet border region; border section; borderland; confines; marginal area; peripheral area border sector; fringe area; frontier region; marginal area; peripheral area

Synonyms for "confines":


Related Definitions for "confines":

  1. a bounded scope1
    • he stayed within the confines of the city1

confine:

to confine verb (confines, confined, confining)

  1. to confine (limit; reduce; cut back)
    beschränken; limitieren; begrenzen; einschränken; abgrenzen; eindämmen; beschneiden; absperren; umzäunen; einsäumen; abzäunen
    • beschränken verb (beschränke, beschränkst, beschränkt, beschränkte, beschränktet, beschränkt)
    • limitieren verb (limitiere, limitierst, limitiert, limitierte, limitiertet, limitiert)
    • begrenzen verb (begrenze, begrenzest, begrenzt, begrenzte, begrenztet, begrenzt)
    • einschränken verb (schränke ein, schränkst ein, schränkt ein, schränkte ein, schränktet ein, eingeschränkt)
    • abgrenzen verb (grenze ab, grenzt ab, grenzte ab, grenztet ab, abgegrenzt)
    • eindämmen verb (dämme ein, dämmst ein, dämmt ein, dämmte ein, dämmtet ein, eingedämmt)
    • beschneiden verb (beschneide, beschneidest, beschneidet, beschnitt, beschnittet, beschnitten)
    • absperren verb (sperre ab, sperrst ab, sperrt ab, sperrte ab, sperrtet ab, abgesperrt)
    • umzäunen verb (zäune um, zäunst um, zäunt um, zäunte um, zäuntet um, umgezäunt)
    • einsäumen verb (säume ein, säumst ein, säumt ein, säumte ein, säumtet ein, eingesäumt)
    • abzäunen verb (zäune ab, zäunst ab, zäunt ab, zäunte ab, zäuntet ab, abgezäunt)
  2. to confine (limit; restrict; encapsulate; )
    einschränken
    • einschränken verb (schränke ein, schränkst ein, schränkt ein, schränkte ein, schränktet ein, eingeschränkt)

Conjugations for confine:

present
  1. confine
  2. confine
  3. confines
  4. confine
  5. confine
  6. confine
simple past
  1. confined
  2. confined
  3. confined
  4. confined
  5. confined
  6. confined
present perfect
  1. have confined
  2. have confined
  3. has confined
  4. have confined
  5. have confined
  6. have confined
past continuous
  1. was confining
  2. were confining
  3. was confining
  4. were confining
  5. were confining
  6. were confining
future
  1. shall confine
  2. will confine
  3. will confine
  4. shall confine
  5. will confine
  6. will confine
continuous present
  1. am confining
  2. are confining
  3. is confining
  4. are confining
  5. are confining
  6. are confining
subjunctive
  1. be confined
  2. be confined
  3. be confined
  4. be confined
  5. be confined
  6. be confined
diverse
  1. confine!
  2. let's confine!
  3. confined
  4. confining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for confine:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abgrenzen confine; cut back; limit; reduce clearly define; cover; define; demarcate; fence; fence in; fence off; lock up; map out; mark out; outline; protect; trace out
absperren confine; cut back; limit; reduce bar; block; close off; cover; fence in; fence off; jam; lock; lock up; obstruct; protect; shut out
abzäunen confine; cut back; limit; reduce clearly define; cover; define; demarcate; fence; fence in; fence off; lock up; map out; mark out; outline; partition off; protect; screen; trace out
begrenzen confine; cut back; limit; reduce bound; clearly define; cover; curtail; define; demarcate; enclose; end; fence; fence in; fence off; limit; lock up; map out; mark out; outline; protect; restrict; surround; trace out
beschneiden confine; cut back; limit; reduce circumcise; clip; cut back; pare; prune; trim
beschränken confine; cut back; limit; reduce abridge; besiege; besieged; besieges; bound; clip; cover; crop; curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; encapsulate; enclose; end; evnvelope; lessen; limit; mark down; reduce; restrict; scale down; shorten; shrink away; surround; trim; wrap up
eindämmen confine; cut back; limit; reduce besiege; besieged; besieges; bound; cover; curtail; dam in; embank; encapsulate; enclose; end; evnvelope; limit; restrict; surround; wrap up
einschränken confine; cut back; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; reduce; restrict abridge; besiege; besieged; besieges; bound; clip; cover; crop; curtail; cut down; decrease; diminish; dwindle; economise; economize; encapsulate; enclose; end; evnvelope; have left; lessen; limit; mark down; moderate; reduce; restrict; save; scale down; shorten; shrink away; slacken; spare; surround; trim; wrap up
einsäumen confine; cut back; limit; reduce besiege; besieged; besieges; border; box; cover; edge; encapsulate; enclose; evnvelope; frame; surround; wrap up
limitieren confine; cut back; limit; reduce curtail; restrict
umzäunen confine; cut back; limit; reduce clearly define; cover; define; demarcate; fence; fence in; fence off; lock up; map out; mark out; outline; protect; trace out
- bound; circumscribe; detain; enclose; hold; hold in; limit; restrain; restrict; throttle; trammel
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- shut up

Synonyms for "confine":


Antonyms for "confine":


Related Definitions for "confine":

  1. place limits on (extent or access)1
  2. restrict or confine,1
  3. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement1
  4. prevent from leaving or from being removed1
  5. deprive of freedom; take into confinement1
  6. close in; darkness enclosed him1

Wiktionary Translations for confine:

confine
verb
  1. to restrict; to keep within bounds
confine
verb
  1. (umgangssprachlich) eine Person gefangensetzen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
confine begrenzen; beschränken; einschränken limiter — Servir de ligne de démarcation à un terrain, à un pays.
confine einschließen; spannen; klemmen; pressen; zwängen; zusammendrücken; kondensieren; komprimieren serrer — Renfermer, ranger, mettre en lieu sûr, à l’abri. (Sens général).

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