fence in

recintare

Circondare un’area con una recinzione per impedire a persone o animali di entrare o uscire.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: fence in something (We need to fence in the vegetable garden.); fence something in (They fenced the field in last spring.)

Sinonimi: enclose, fence

Espressioni comuni: fence in something, fence something in

limitare, vincolare

Limitare la libertà di qualcuno di agire o fare le proprie scelte.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: fence someone in (These rules fence employees in.); be/feel fenced in by something (She felt fenced in by her family’s expectations.)

Sinonimi: restrict, limit, constrain

Contrari: free, liberate

Espressioni comuni: fence someone in, feel fenced in