to shut oneself up

After the attacks, the government imposed a curfew and it was necessary to shut oneself up at home, often from 6 o'clock in the afternoon until the next morning.
Après les attentats, le gouvernement imposa un couvre-feu et l’on s’enfermait obligatoirement à la maison, souvent dès 6 heures de l’après-midi jusqu’au lendemain matin.
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