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But Paine did not confine himself to tactical reasoning.
Aber Paine begnügte sich nicht mit einer Argumentation rein taktischer Art.
Hitchens, Christopher / Thomas Paine's Rights of ManHitchens, Christopher / Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
Hitchens, Christopher
© Christopher Hitchens 2006
© des Zitats von Bob Dylan. Dwarf Music 1968
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munchen
Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
Hitchens, Christopher
© 2006 by Christopher Hitchens
© 1968 by Dwarf Music.
Pharmacists and persons authorized to supply medicinal products to the public, and who confine themselves to this activity, should be exempt from obtaining this authorization.
Von dieser Genehmigung sind jedoch diejenigen Apotheker und Personen freizustellen, die befugt sind, Arzneimittel an die Öffentlichkeit abzugeben und die nur diese Tätigkeit ausüben.
Innovative processes, for instance, are making it possible to confine potentially hazardous substances to the operational cycle.
So können durch innovative Verfahren potenziell umweltgefährdende Stoffe im betriebsinternen Kreislauf gehalten werden.
The expression "confined waterbed" identifies an artesian waterbed.
Der Ausdruck "artesisches Gewässerbett" bezeichnet ein Gewässerbett, in dem das Wasser unter einem Überdruck steht.
But even I know that their ability to communicate telepathically is confined to members of their own species.
Und selbst mir ist bekannt, daß ihre Fähigkeit zur telepathischen Kommunikation immer nur auf die eigene Spezies begrenzt ist.
White, James / RecoveryWhite, James / Das Ambulanzschiff
Das Ambulanzschiff
White, James
© 1993 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.
Recovery
White, James
© 1980 by James White
© 2002 by the Estate of James White
Even though the target, monitored from a hundred angles, was just a group of eleven children, still confined to their blue-chalk circle.
Obwohl das aus hundert verschiedenen Blickwinkeln beobachtete Ziel nur eine Gruppe von elf Kindern war, die sich noch immer innerhalb des blauen Kreidekreises aufhielten.
Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / Zeit
Zeit
Baxter, Stephen
© 1999 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
Time
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive confines itself to the minimum required in order to achieve those objectives and does not go beyond what is necessary for that purpose.
Entsprechend dem in demselben Artikel genannten Verhältnismäßigkeitsprinzip beschränkt sich diese Richtlinie auf das zum Erreichen dieses Ziels notwendige Mindestmaß und geht nicht über das dafür erforderliche Maß hinaus.
Whereas the grading of eggs should be confined solely to undertakings which are adequately equipped for the purpose;
Das Sortieren ist den Betrieben vorzubehalten, die entsprechend eingerichtet sind.
Now they were confined here, inside this icy warren.
Nun waren sie hier gefangen in diesem eisigen Bau.
Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / Raum
Raum
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, München
Space
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
These problems are not confined to the developed or developing worlds, nor are they associated with any particular religious or political traditions.
Diese Probleme sind nicht auf entwickelte oder Entwicklungsländer beschränkt, noch sind sie an bestimmte religiöse oder politische Traditionen gebunden.
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
Over the past ten years, government activity has spread beyond its traditional confines.
In der letzten Dekade sprengten die staatlichen Aktivitäten den traditionellen Rahmen:
Assessment of compatibility of the aid must therefore be confined to the derogation provided for in Article 92(3)(c).
Folglich kann die Vereinbarkeit der Beihilfen nur im Rahmen des Artikels 92 Absatz 3 Buchstabe c) beurteilt werden.
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 are not applicable in a situation which is confined in all respects within a single Member State.
Die Bestimmungen der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 1408/71 und der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 574/72 finden keine Anwendung in Situationen, die mit keinem Element über die Grenze eines einzigen Mitgliedstaats hinausweisen.
But it is not to be assumed that these people confined their reading to religious matters.
Aber man darf nicht annehmen, diese Leute hätten ihre Lektüre auf religiöse Bücher beschränkt.
Postman, Neil / Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show BusinessPostman, Neil / Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie
Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie
Postman, Neil
© by Neil Postman, 1985
© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 1985
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Postman, Neil
© Neil Postman, 1985
Rural development confined to this framework will provide a part, but not a wholly adequate response to the adjustment problems of farming post-2000.
Eine auf diesen Rahmen beschränkte Entwicklung des ländlichen Raumes würde eine teilweise aber nicht vollkommen angemessene Lösung für die Anpassungsprobleme der Landwirtschaft nach dem Jahr 2000 bieten.
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011

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confined ground water
gespanntes Grundwasser
confined indoors
ans Haus gebunden
confined jet
eingeengter Strahl
confining layer
Isolierschicht
narrow confines
enge Grenzen

Word forms

confine

verb
Basic forms
Pastconfined
Imperativeconfine
Present Participle (Participle I)confining
Past Participle (Participle II)confined
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I confinewe confine
you confineyou confine
he/she/it confinesthey confine
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am confiningwe are confining
you are confiningyou are confining
he/she/it is confiningthey are confining
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have confinedwe have confined
you have confinedyou have confined
he/she/it has confinedthey have confined
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been confiningwe have been confining
you have been confiningyou have been confining
he/she/it has been confiningthey have been confining
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I confinedwe confined
you confinedyou confined
he/she/it confinedthey confined
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was confiningwe were confining
you were confiningyou were confining
he/she/it was confiningthey were confining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had confinedwe had confined
you had confinedyou had confined
he/she/it had confinedthey had confined
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been confiningwe had been confining
you had been confiningyou had been confining
he/she/it had been confiningthey had been confining
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will confinewe shall/will confine
you will confineyou will confine
he/she/it will confinethey will confine
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be confiningwe shall/will be confining
you will be confiningyou will be confining
he/she/it will be confiningthey will be confining
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have confinedwe shall/will have confined
you will have confinedyou will have confined
he/she/it will have confinedthey will have confined
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been confiningwe shall/will have been confining
you will have been confiningyou will have been confining
he/she/it will have been confiningthey will have been confining
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would confinewe should/would confine
you would confineyou would confine
he/she/it would confinethey would confine
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be confiningwe should/would be confining
you would be confiningyou would be confining
he/she/it would be confiningthey would be confining
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have confinedwe should/would have confined
you would have confinedyou would have confined
he/she/it would have confinedthey would have confined
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been confiningwe should/would have been confining
you would have been confiningyou would have been confining
he/she/it would have been confiningthey would have been confining
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am confinedwe are confined
you are confinedyou are confined
he/she/it is confinedthey are confined
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being confinedwe are being confined
you are being confinedyou are being confined
he/she/it is being confinedthey are being confined
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been confinedwe have been confined
you have been confinedyou have been confined
he/she/it has been confinedthey have been confined
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was confinedwe were confined
you were confinedyou were confined
he/she/it was confinedthey were confined
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being confinedwe were being confined
you were being confinedyou were being confined
he/she/it was being confinedthey were being confined
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been confinedwe had been confined
you had been confinedyou had been confined
he/she/it had been confinedthey had been confined
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be confinedwe shall/will be confined
you will be confinedyou will be confined
he/she/it will be confinedthey will be confined
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been confinedwe shall/will have been confined
you will have been confinedyou will have been confined
he/she/it will have been confinedthey will have been confined

confine

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseconfineconfines
Possessive caseconfine'sconfines'