se cantonner

s kɑ̃tɔne

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Definition of se cantonner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verbal expression

restrictionse limiter volontairement à une activité ou un domaine précis

Il se cantonne à son travail et évite les discussions politiques.

se borner

se restreindre

militaire

Dated

se retirer dans un lieu pour se protéger ou se défendre

Dated

Les soldats se cantonnent dans le village pour la nuit.

se replier

se retrancher

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se cantonner à

se limiter volontairement à un domaine ou une activité précise

Il se cantonne à son travail et évite les discussions politiques.

Expressions with cantonner

cantonner à

limiter quelqu'un ou quelque chose à un domaine précis

L'entreprise a cantonné ce service à la région parisienne.

se cantonner à

se limiter volontairement à un domaine ou une activité précise

Il se cantonne à son travail et évite les discussions politiques.

Terms with se cantonner included in their meaning

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se parquer

limitation

se cantonner volontairement dans un domaine précis

Examples of se cantonner in a sentence

Nous nous cantonnons à nos tâches pour éviter les conflits.
Les soldats se sont cantonnés dans la forêt pour la nuit.
Il a décidé de se cantonner dans cette zone pour surveiller.

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English:stick to, hole up, ...
German:sich beschränken, sich verschanzen, ...
Italian:limitarsi, acquartierarsi, ...
Spanish:limitarse, atrincherarse, ...
Portuguese:limitar-se, refugiar-se, ...
Chinese:局限于, 驻扎, ...
Japanese:限定する, 立てこもる, ...
Arabic:اقتصر على, تحصّن, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְגַּבֵּל, לְהִתְבַּצֵּר, ...
Russian:ограничиваться, укрываться, ...
Ukrainian:обмежуватися, укріпитися, ...
Catalan:limitar-se, cantonar-se, ...
Danish:begrænse sig til, indkvartere sig, ...
Dutch:zich beperken, verschuilen, ...
Greek:εστιάζω σε, οχυρώνομαι, ...
Hungarian:valamire szorítkozni, befészkelni magát, ...
Khmer:កំណត់ខ្លួនឯងត្រឹម, ចូលតាំងទី, ...
Korean:한정하다, 주둔하다, ...
Polish:ograniczać się, okopać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):limitar-se, recuar, ...
Romanian:a se limita, a se cantona, ...
Swedish:begränsa sig till, förlägga sig, ...
Thai:จำกัดตัวเองอยู่แค่, ถอยไปตั้งหลัก, ...
Turkish:kendini sınırlamak, sığınmak, ...
Vietnamese:chỉ giới hạn bản thân, rút về, ...

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