fence in

clôturer, entourer d’une clôture

Entourer un terrain d’une clôture pour empêcher des personnes ou des animaux d’entrer ou de sortir.

En anglais simple : You put a fence around an area to keep people or animals inside or outside.

• We need to fence in the garden.
• They fenced the field in to keep the horses safe.
• Have you fenced in the whole yard?

Comment l'utiliser : fence in something (We need to fence in the vegetable garden.); fence something in (They fenced the field in last spring.)

Synonymes : enclose, fence

Expressions courantes : fence in something, fence something in

restreindre, enfermer

Limiter la liberté de quelqu’un d’agir ou de faire ses propres choix.

En anglais simple : You limit someone’s freedom to act or make choices.

• These rules fence us in.
• He felt fenced in by his job.
• Don’t let other people’s expectations fence you in.

Comment l'utiliser : fence someone in (These rules fence employees in.); be/feel fenced in by something (She felt fenced in by her family’s expectations.)

Synonymes : restrict, limit, constrain

Contraires : free, liberate

Expressions courantes : fence someone in, feel fenced in