confinar
/konfiˈnaɾ/ verb C1- to confine, to limit, to restrict, to keep within bounds
- to lock down, to secure (make people stay locked indoors for their safety)
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- confinar
- Gerund
- confinando
- Past participle
- confinado
- Present (yo)
- confino
- Preterite (yo)
- confiné
From the library
De un lado cierta irritación por su presencia, mientras nos confinaba en el claustro tan cruelmente y de otro el temor que me descubriese, me agitaron un momento.
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