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immuring

/ɪˈmjʊərɪŋ/ /ɪˈmjʊrɪŋ/

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verb

Enfermer, emmurer

To cloister, confine, imprison: to lock up behind walls.

Examples :

"The strict father was practically immuring his daughter in her room after she broke curfew. "

Le père strict enfermait pratiquement sa fille dans sa chambre après qu'elle ait enfreint le couvre-feu.

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verb

Enmurer

To put or bury within a wall.

Examples :

"The ancient monks were said to be immuring a secret scroll within the monastery's walls. "

On disait que les anciens moines enmuraient un parchemin secret dans les murs du monastère.

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verb

Enfermer, emprisonner

(of a growing crystal) To trap or capture (an impurity); chiefly in the participial adjective immured and gerund or gerundial noun immuring.

Examples :

"The rapidly growing sugar crystal was immuring a tiny speck of dirt, creating a visible imperfection. "

Le cristal de sucre en croissance rapide enfermait une minuscule particule de saleté, créant une imperfection visible.

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noun

L'enfermement, l'emmuraillement

The act of walling up.

Examples :

"The construction crew's constant immuring of the building with brick made it difficult to see progress from day to day. "

L'enfermement constant du bâtiment par l'équipe de construction avec des briques rendait difficile de voir les progrès au jour le jour.

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