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Meanings of confined in English

Portuguese
confinado

Not invading healthy tissue.

confinado

Being in captivity.

Not free to move about.

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Examples for "unconfined"
Examples for "unconfined"
1
He avoided the elevator, for he wanted to be free and unconfined.
Childhood's End
2
Here the love of knowledge is as unconfined as your commercial enterprise.
Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science
3
It attaches to Space, which, in consequence thereof, exists uncovered and unconfined.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
4
Many of the drill sites target water from shallow unconfined aquifers.
The South African
5
He reveled in the fact that he could feel simultaneously attached and unconfined.
The irresistible henry house
Usage of confined in English
1
Conclusions: Breast MRI use was not confined to any particular patient group.
Pubmed
2
The citizen will wonder: why should corruption be confined to local government?
The Irish Times
3
However, with aging, expression was confined to specific regions, particularly the hippocampus.
Pubmed
4
Officials said she will be confined to her home for 40 days.
The Irish Times
5
Unfortunately, this diabolical practice is by no means confined to local authorities.
The Irish Times
6
Unfortunately this is not just confined to one time of the year.
The Irish Times
7
Duque said the patient, confined in a government hospital, is currently asymptomatic.
Reuters
8
The debate was by no means confined to industrial or material considerations.
The Anti-Slavery Crusade: A Chronicle of the Gathering Storm
9
Access to maps is no longer confined to a small western elite.
The Guardian
10
Children aren't aware of the police presence as they are confined indoors.
The Irish Times
11
The duties of the priest were confined to ministration in the temple.
History of the Conquest of Peru
12
Our approach is not just confined to our response to past failings.
The Irish Times
13
The debate was confined to two speeches, one for and one against.
Jailed for Freedom
14
Those in the main centres are confined to their rooms, Tate said.
Radio NZ
15
He was confined in the jail there and held until the U.S.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
16
A new study suggests a mid-life crisis is not confined to humans.
BBC
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Translations for confined
Portuguese
confinado
Confined through the time
Confined across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
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