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1 limitare
limit, restrict (a to)( contenere) limit, contain* * *1 (soglia) threshold (anche fig.): essere al limitare della vita, to be on the threshold of life2 (fig.) (limite) boundary, edge.limitare2 v.tr.1 (circoscrivere) to bound, to mark the bounds of: limitare l'orto con una siepe, to hedge round a vegetable patch2 (restringere) to limit, to restrict (anche fig.): devi limitare il numero degli invitati, you must limit the number of guests; la legge limita i miei poteri, the law limits my powers; la nostra visuale è limitata dagli alberi, our view is restricted by the trees; limitare il consumo di alcolici, to restrict (o to limit) the consumption of alcohol; limitare le spese, to limit expenses; limitare i prestiti, to restrict loans // (econ.) limitare l'inflazione, to curb inflation // ( banca) limitare il credito, to squeeze credit.◘ limitarsi v.rifl. to limit oneself, to restrict oneself: devo limitarmi a dieci sigarette al giorno, I must limit myself to ten cigarettes a day; si limitò a sgridarlo, he just reproached him; limitati a fare quello che ti dico, just restrict yourself to what I tell you (to do).* * *[limi'tare]1. vt1) (circoscrivere) to bound, mark the bounds of, surround2)limitare (a) — to limit (to), restrict (to)2. vr (limitarsi)limitarsi a qc/a fare qc — to limit o confine o.s. to sth/to doing sth
mi limiterò a dire che... — all I'm prepared to say o all I'll say is that...
* * *I 1. [limi'tare]verbo transitivo1) (restringere) to limit, to curb [potere, influenza, consumo]; to keep* down [durata, velocità]; to limit, to narrow (down) [ scelta]; to limit, to curb, to contain, to keep* down [ spese]; to restrict, to curtail [libertà, diritti]; to minimize, to limit [ espansione]2) (delimitare) to border [campo, terreno]2.verbo pronominale limitarsi1) (moderarsi)non sa -rsi — he doesn't know when to stop o when he's had enough
-rsi a, a fare — to limit o confine oneself to, to doing
2) (ridursi)II [limi'tare]- rsi a — [ruolo, funzione] to be limited o restricted to
sostantivo maschile1) (soglia) threshold2) (limite) (di bosco, foresta) border, edge* * *limitare1/limi'tare/ [1]1 (restringere) to limit, to curb [potere, influenza, consumo]; to keep* down [durata, velocità]; to limit, to narrow (down) [ scelta]; to limit, to curb, to contain, to keep* down [ spese]; to restrict, to curtail [libertà, diritti]; to minimize, to limit [ espansione]; limitare i danni to minimize damage2 (delimitare) to border [campo, terreno]II limitarsi verbo pronominale1 (moderarsi) non sa -rsi he doesn't know when to stop o when he's had enough; -rsi a, a fare to limit o confine oneself to, to doing; - rsi nelle spese to watch one's spending; - rsi a due sigarette al giorno to limit oneself to two cigarettes a day————————limitare2/limi'tare/sostantivo m.1 (soglia) threshold2 (limite) (di bosco, foresta) border, edge. -
2 limitare i danni
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3 attenuare
reducecolpo cushion* * *attenuare v.tr. to attenuate, to weaken; to mitigate; to subdue; to tone down; ( diminuire la gravità di) to extenuate, to minimize: nulla può attenuare la sua colpa, nothing can extenuate his guilt; attenuare un colpo, to soften a blow (o to lessen the force of a blow); attenuare un danno, to minimize the damage.* * *[attenu'are]1. vt(dolore) to ease, alleviate, (rumore) to reduce, deaden, (colpo) to soften, (Dir : colpa) to mitigate2. vip (attenuarsi)to ease, abate* * *[attenu'are] 1.verbo transitivo to alleviate, to ease, to relieve, to mitigate [dolore, tensione]; to dull, to soften [ rumore]; to attenuate, to allay [ critica]; to lessen, to soften [effetto, impatto]; to soften [ contrasti]2.verbo pronominale attenuarsi [dolore, tensione] to ease (off), to abate; [ rumore] to die down, to soften, to subside; [ luce] to dull, to soften; [odio, ricordi] to fade; [ differenze] to fade away, to disappear* * *attenuare/attenu'are/ [1]to alleviate, to ease, to relieve, to mitigate [dolore, tensione]; to dull, to soften [ rumore]; to attenuate, to allay [ critica]; to lessen, to soften [effetto, impatto]; to soften [ contrasti]II attenuarsi verbo pronominale[dolore, tensione] to ease (off), to abate; [ rumore] to die down, to soften, to subside; [ luce] to dull, to soften; [odio, ricordi] to fade; [ differenze] to fade away, to disappear.
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