B1✈️ Travel
Italian word
confine
border, boundary (between countries or regions)
Looks like
confine / confines
confine (verb) = to restrict / confines (noun) = limits, boundaries
⚠️ The trap
'Confine' in Italian is a neutral noun meaning border/boundary. In English 'confine' usually means to restrict or imprison someone. 'Siamo al confine' means 'we are at the border', NOT 'we are confined'.
To say "confine (verb) = to restrict / confines (noun) = limits, boundaries" in Italian:
confine di stato
"confine" in English means:
border, boundary (between countries or regions)
Example
"Il confine tra Italia e Slovenia è vicino a Trieste."
"The border between Italy and Slovenia is near Trieste."
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