confiner
French → English
(restriction) To confine: to restrict someone or something within narrow limits or a specific physical area.
Le médecin a conseillé au patient de se confiner chez lui pour éviter de propager le virus.
(English) The doctor advised the patient to confine himself at home to avoid spreading the virus.
Ces dernières années, ses obligations professionnelles ont confiné cet acteur à des rôles secondaires.
(English) In recent years, his professional obligations have confined this actor to supporting roles.
(figurative) To verge on: to be so close to a certain state or quality that it is almost identical to it.
Sa grande naïveté face aux escrocs finit par confiner à une bêtise pure et simple.
(English) His great naivety in the face of scammers ends up verging on pure and simple stupidity.
Le comportement de la direction vis-à-vis des salariés a été jugé comme confinant au harcèlement.
(English) The management's behavior toward the employees was judged to be verging on harassment.
Entry ID: fr:en:confiner · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary