Enfermé (en. Locked up)

[ɑ̃.fɛʁ.me]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Text: Felt or experienced while being isolated or constrained.

Text: He felt locked up in his room.

Il se sentait enfermé dans sa chambre.

Text: Qualifies something that is sealed or closed.

Text: The message was locked in a bottle.

Le message était enfermé dans une bouteille.

Text: From the verb "enfermer," from the Latin 'infirmare,' meaning to put or keep in a closed place.

Text: locked out

Text: To be excluded from a place one wishes to enter.

enfermé dehors

Text: locked

Text: To remain confined in a secure place with respect to the outside.

enfermé à clé

Text: to feel locked up

Text: To feel oppression or a lack of freedom.

se sentir enfermé

Text: to lock up

Text: To put someone or something inside a closed space.

enfermer

Text: confinement

Text: Action or state of being locked up.

enfermement

Text: reclusion

Text: Prolonged isolation of a person, generally for penal reasons.

réclusion

Text: To be under pressure or stressed.

Text: Since he lost his job, he feels locked up in his thoughts.

Depuis qu'il a perdu son emploi, il se sent enfermé dans ses pensées.

Text: To feel stuck in a situation.

Text: She really feels locked up in this relationship.

Elle se sent vraiment enfermé dans cette relation.