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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 limiter
limiter [limite]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• la vitesse est limitée à 50 km/h the speed limit is 50km/h2. reflexive verba. [personne]b. [connaissance, sanctions] se limiter à to be limited to* * *limite
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1) ( restreindre) to limit, to restrict [pouvoir, dépenses, durée, nombre] (à to)la vitesse est limitée à 90 km/h — the speed limit is 90 kph
2) ( border)
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se limiter verbe pronominal1) ( se restreindre)2) ( se résumer)* * *limite vt1) (= restreindre) to limit, to restrictLe nombre de billets est limité à deux par personne. — The number of tickets is limited to two per person.
2) (= délimiter) to border, to form the boundary of* * *limiter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( restreindre) to limit, to restrict [pouvoir, dépenses, durée, nombre] (à to); limite tes recherches à un aspect particulier du problème confine ou restrict your research to a particular aspect of the problem; je limiterai mon intervention à une ou deux remarques I'll restrict my speech to one or two remarks only; cela limite nos possibilités that rather limits our scope; nous sommes limités dans le temps our time is limited; la vitesse est limitée à 90 km/h the speed limit is 90 km/h; limiter les dégâts to minimize the damage;2 ( border) la clôture qui limite notre propriété the enclosure which marks the boundaries of our property; des champs limités par des haies fields bordered by hedges.B se limiter vpr1 ( se restreindre) il ne sait pas se limiter he doesn't know when to stop, he doesn't know when he's had enough; se limiter à deux verres de bière/dix cigarettes par jour to limit oneself to two glasses of beer/ten cigarettes a day; je me limiterai à quelques observations I'll only make a few observations; limitez-vous au sujet confine yourself to the subject;2 ( se résumer) se limiter à to be limited to; l'histoire ne se limite pas à une suite de dates history is not limited to a series of dates; la vie ne se limite pas au travail there's more to life than work.[limite] verbe transitiflimiter quelque chose à to limit ou to restrict something to————————se limiter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)plus de gâteaux, merci, il faut que je me limite no more cakes, thanks, I've got to watch what I eat————————se limiter à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se résumer à] to be restricted to, to be confined to2. [se contenter de]
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