confín

m.

boundary, borderland, confine, abutment.

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confín

► adjetivo

1 bordering

► nombre masculino (Often used in plural)

1 limit, boundary

■ los confines de la tierra the ends of the earth

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SM

1) (=límite) boundary

2) (=horizonte) horizon

3) pl confines [de la tierra, atmósfera] confines, limits; (=parte exterior) remote parts, outermost parts, edges

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masculino (liter)

a) (lugar lejano)

en los confines del mundo or de la tierra — at the ends of the earth

en los confines del horizonte — on the horizon

b) (límite)

los confines de una disciplina — the confines o bounds of a discipline

c) (frontera) border

los confines de España y Portugal — the border between Spain and Portugal

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= confine, compass.

Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.

Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

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masculino (liter)

a) (lugar lejano)

en los confines del mundo or de la tierra — at the ends of the earth

en los confines del horizonte — on the horizon

b) (límite)

los confines de una disciplina — the confines o bounds of a discipline

c) (frontera) border

los confines de España y Portugal — the border between Spain and Portugal

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= confine, compass.

Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.

Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

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confín

masculine

(liter)

1

(lugar lejano): en los confines del mundo or de la tierra at the ends of the earth

en los confines del horizonte on the horizon

su influencia se extendió a todos los confines or hasta el último confín del continente its influence reached the farthest corner o the far corners of the continent

2

(límite): dentro de los confines de la disciplina within the confines o bounds of the discipline

3 (frontera) border

en los confines de España y Portugal on the border between Spain and Portugal

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confín m usu pl confines: busca en los confines de tu memoria, search the confines of your memory

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confín nm

1. [límite] border, boundary

2. [extremo] [del reino, universo] outer reaches;

en los confines de on the very edge of;

el castillo se vislumbraba en los confines del horizonte you could just make out the castle on the distant horizon;

viajó por todos los confines del mundo he travelled to the four corners of the globe

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confín

m lit

:

los confines de la tierra the ends of the earth;

los confines del horizonte the horizon

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confín nm, pl confines : boundary, limit