What does confinement in French mean?

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

The word confinement in French means confinement, quarantine, overpopulation, lockdown order. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word confinement

confinement

nom masculin (enfermement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le confinement des fous se faisait dans un asile.
The mentally ill used to be confined in asylums.

quarantine

nom masculin (dispositif contre une dissémination) (people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toutes les personnes ayant été en contact avec ce malade ont été soumises à un confinement par les autorités sanitaires. // Comment bien télétravailler pendant le confinement ?
What's the best way to work at home during the lockdown?

overpopulation

nom masculin (promiscuité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le confinement conduit souvent à des comportements anormalement agressifs.
Overpopulation often leads to abnormally aggressive behaviour.

lockdown order

nom masculin (intimation de rester chez soi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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