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French word
confinement
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃finəmɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounlockdown
Example
Le confinement a duré deux mois.
The lockdown lasted two months.
More examples
Pendant le confinement, beaucoup ont commencé à cuisiner chez eux.
During the lockdown, many began cooking at home.
Core concept
A whole community's daily world narrows to home and its immediate surroundings.
Common phrases
confinement à domicile
home confinement
mesures de confinement
lockdown measures
fin du confinement
end of the lockdown
Similar words
fermeture: A temporary closure that stops a shop or facility from admitting people or providing services.
couvre-feu: A rule or order banning people from going outside during specified hours.
quarantaine: The temporary isolation of people suspected of infection for health monitoring.
restriction: A limit placed on activities, movement, or business operations.
Definition in French
Période ou état pendant lequel la liberté de circulation est fortement réduite, entraînant souvent le maintien à domicile des personnes.
Word origin
French confinement derives from confiner, which developed from Latin confinare, meaning to enclose within boundaries.
Usage tips
- Confinement is masculine, so standard forms are le confinement and un confinement.