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1 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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