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Detailed Translations for confines from English to Dutch

confines:

confines [the ~] nom

  1. the confines (border region; peripheral area; marginal area; borderland; border section)
    het grensgebied; de grensstreek

Translation Matrix for confines:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
grensgebied border region; border section; borderland; confines; marginal area; peripheral area fringe area; frontier region; marginal area; peripheral area
grensstreek border region; border section; borderland; confines; marginal area; peripheral area

Synonyms for "confines":


Related Definitions for "confines":

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

confines form of confine:

to confine verbe (confines, confined, confining)

  1. to confine (limit; reduce; cut back)
    beperken; beknotten
    • beperken verbe (beperk, beperkt, beperkte, beperkten, beperkt)
    • beknotten verbe (beknot, beknotte, beknotten, beknot)
  2. to confine (limit; restrict; encapsulate; )
    beperken; inkapselen; limiteren; inperken; indammen
    • beperken verbe (beperk, beperkt, beperkte, beperkten, beperkt)
    • inkapselen verbe (kapsel in, kapselt in, kapselde in, kapselden in, ingekapseld)
    • limiteren verbe (limiteer, limiteert, limiteerde, limiteerden, gelimiteerd)
    • inperken verbe (perk in, perkt in, perkte in, perkten in, ingeperkt)
    • indammen verbe (dam in, damt in, damde in, damden in, ingedamd)

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:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
beperken hampering; impeding; interfering with
indammen damming
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
beknotten confine; cut back; limit; reduce curtail; restrict
beperken confine; cut back; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; reduce; restrict curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; restrict; scale down; shrink away
indammen confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict embank
inkapselen confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict close in; comprise; contain; encapsulate; enclose; include; lock in; pen in; seal up; surround
inperken confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; restrict; scale down; shrink away
limiteren confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict
- bound; circumscribe; detain; enclose; hold; hold in; limit; restrain; restrict; throttle; trammel
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
inkapselen encapsulate
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
noun
  1. limit
verb
  1. to restrict; to keep within bounds

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
confine begrenzen; beknotten; beperken; beperkingen opleggen aan limiter — Servir de ligne de démarcation à un terrain, à un pays.
confine nauwer aanhalen; opwinden; spannen; strekken; uitrekken; dringen; drukken; knellen; persen; pressen; aandrukken; bijschuiven; insluiten; opsluiten; wegbergen; wegsluiten; bergen; opbergen; aaneensluiten; binden; verdichten serrer — Renfermer, ranger, mettre en lieu sûr, à l’abri. (Sens général).

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