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1 limit
A n1 ( maximum extent) limite f ; there will be no limit to the violence la violence ne connaîtra pas de limites ; it's beyond the limit(s) of my experience cela sort des limites de mon expérience ; to push sb to the limit pousser qn à bout ; he has pushed my patience to the limit ou to its limits il est venu à bout de ma patience ; it's the limit ○ ! ça dépasse les bornes! ; you're the limit ○ ! tu dépasses les bornes! ;2 ( legal restriction) limitation f (on sur) ; public spending limits limitation des dépenses publiques ; speed limit limitation de vitesse ; safety limits limites imposées par les normes de la sécurité ; to be over/under the limit ( of alcohol) avoir trop/ne pas avoir trop d'alcool dans le sang ;3 ( boundary) (of territory, universe, power, science) limite f (of de) ; within the limits of what we can do dans la limite de ce que l'on peut faire ; ‘is it possible?’-‘yes, within limits’ ‘est-ce possible?’-‘oui, dans une certaine limite’ ; to be off limits Mil être interdit d'accès ; the garden is off limits l'accès au jardin est interdit ; my private life is off limits ma vie privée ne vous concerne pas.B vtr ( restrict) limiter [use, imports, actions] ; to be limited to doing se limiter à faire ; spending is limited to two million les dépenses sont limitées à deux millions ; places are limited to 60 le nombre de places est limité à 60.C v refl to limit oneself s'imposer des limites ; to limit oneself to se limiter à [amount, quantity] ; you're limiting yourself by not doing tu te limites trop en ne faisant pas. -
2 decision-making
prise f de décision(s);∎ this job calls for a lot of decision-making ce travail demande qu'on prenne beaucoup de décisionsdecision-making model modèle m de prise de décision(s);decision-making power pouvoir m de décision;the decision-making process le processus de prise de décision(s);decision-making tool outil m d'aide à la décision;decision-making unit unité f de prise de décision(s)But women's international economic and political power is still minimal and much too limited to make the fundamental economic changes especially in accounting and reward systems to recognize women's real economic contributions and thus give women the decision-making power they have earned and deserve.
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3 scope
scope [skəʊp]a. [of law, regulation] portée f ; [of undertaking] envergure f ; [of powers, problem] étendue f ; [of changes] ampleur fb. ( = opportunity) his job gave him plenty of scope to show his ability son travail lui a amplement permis de faire la preuve de ses compétencesc. ( = competences, capabilities) compétences fpl* * *[skəʊp]1) ( opportunity) possibilité f2) ( range) ( of plan) envergure f; (of inquiry, report, study, book) portée f; (of changes, disaster, knowledge, power) étendue fto be within/outside the scope of the study — faire partie du/sortir du champ de l'étude
3) ( capacity) compétences fplto be within/beyond the scope of somebody — entrer dans/dépasser les compétences de quelqu'un
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