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1 circunscribir
v.1 to restrict, to confine.2 to circumscribe (geometry).Esos tomos circunscriben los eventos Those volumes circumscribe the eventsTanta regla circunscribe a Ricardo So many rules circumscribe Richard.3 to demarcate, to delimit, to bound.La cerca circunscribe su propiedad The fence demarcates his property.* * *(pp circunscrito,-a)1 to circumscribe1 (ceñirse) to confine oneself (a, to), limit oneself (a, to)■ el director se circunscribe a organizar el trabajo the director limits himself to organizing the work* * *( pp circunscrito)1.VT to circumscribe (a to)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to circumscribe2.circunscribirse v pron (frml)a) ( ceñirse)circunscribirse a algo — to limit o confine oneself to something
b) problema/competenciael problema se circunscribe a esta zona — the problem is restricted o limited to this area
* * *= circumscribe.Ex. Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.* * *1.verbo transitivo to circumscribe2.circunscribirse v pron (frml)a) ( ceñirse)circunscribirse a algo — to limit o confine oneself to something
b) problema/competenciael problema se circunscribe a esta zona — the problem is restricted o limited to this area
* * *= circumscribe.Ex: Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.
* * *circunscribir [ I34 ]vtto circumscribe( frml)1 (ceñirse) circunscribirse A algo to limit o confine oneself TO sthcircunscríbase a la pregunta limit yourself to answering the questionse circunscribió al período de la posguerra she limited o confined herself to the post-war period2 «problema/competencia»: circunscribirse A algo; to be limited TO sthel problema se circunscribe a esta zona de la ciudad the problem is restricted o limited to this area of the townla tormenta se circunscribió al noreste del país the storm was limited o confined to the northeast of the country* * *♦ vt2. Geom to circumscribe* * *v/t limit (a to)* * *circunscribir {33} vt: to circumscribe, to constrict, to limit -
2 circunscribirse
1 (ceñirse) to confine oneself (a, to), limit oneself (a, to)■ el director se circunscribe a organizar el trabajo the director limits himself to organizing the work* * *VPR (=limitarse) to be limited, be confined (a to)* * *
circunscribirse verbo reflexivo
1 (a un tema) to confine oneself [a, to]
2 (a un problema, una competencia) to be limited [to, a]
(a un área) to be restricted [a, to]
* * *vprto confine o restrict oneself (a to);en mi discurso me circunscribiré a aspectos políticos in my speech I will confine o restrict myself to the political side of things;el paludismo se circunscribe a unas zonas muy bien definidas malaria is confined o restricted to clearly defined areas;un fenómeno que no se circunscribe al mundo rural a phenomenon not confined to rural areas;sus competencias se circunscriben a los asuntos económicos his responsibilities are confined o limited to financial matters* * *vr
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