What does confini in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word confini in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use confini in Italian.

The word confini in Italian means border, boundary, limit, line, adjoin, confine, enclose, restrict, isolate yourself, seclude yourself, be a fine line between, borders, boundaries. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word confini

border, boundary, limit

sostantivo maschile (delimitazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I confini fra questi due stati sono stati modificati molte volte nel corso degli ultimi cinquant'anni.
The border (or: boundary) between these two states has changed many times within the last fifty years.

line

sostantivo maschile (figurato (limite, separazione, differenza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per i bambini è difficile a volte percepire il confine tra gioco e pericolo.
It's sometimes difficult for children to understand the line between play and danger.

adjoin

verbo intransitivo (separati da un confine)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La Malesia confina a nord con la Thailandia.
Malaysia borders with Thailand to the north.

confine, enclose, restrict

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (portare al confino)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Molti oppositori politici furono confinati durante le purghe del regime comunista.
Many political opponents were imprisoned (or: detained) during the purges of the Communist regime.

isolate yourself, seclude yourself

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (isolarsi)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Non capisco perché abbia scelto di confinarsi in quel tavolo lontano da noi.
I don't understand why he has decided to seclude himself at that table so far away from us.

be a fine line between

borders, boundaries

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

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