limiting

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(limi ting)

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Principal Translations
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limiting adj (restrictive)limitativo adj
  limitante adj mf
  restrictivo/a adj
 The company has begun to feel the limiting effects of the new laws.
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Principal Translations
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limit [sth] vtr (restrict)restringir vtr
  delimitar vtr
 The courts in the US are supposed to limit the power of the president and Congress.
 Se supone que los tribunales de los Estados Unidos restringen el poder del presidente y del Congreso.
limit n (end of range)límite nm
  margen nm
 The cattle spread out to the far limits of the enclosure.
 El ganado se desplegó fuera de los límites del recinto.
limits npl (area, property border)límite nm
  frontera nf
  borde nm
 The parolee was arrested for crossing the state limits into Texas.
 El sujeto en libertad condicional fue arrestado al cruzar el límite de Texas.
limits npl (property)lindes nmpl
  límites nmpl
  confines nmpl
 The warden doesn't ever allow prisoners outside the prison limits.
 El guardia nunca deja a los prisioneros pasar los lindes de la prisión.
limits npl figurative (rules of conduct)límites nmpl
  reglas nfpl
 The boss said that, within limits, the employees could do whatever they wanted with their breaks.
 El jefe dijo que, dentro de los límites, los empleados podrían hacer lo que quisieran durante los recesos.
limit n informal (maximum permitted)máximo nm
  límite, tope nm
 Twenty pounds is the limit for carry-on bags on that airline.
 The bartender refused to serve me because I'd reached the limit.
 Diez kilos es el máximo permitido para el equipaje de mano en esa línea aérea.
the limit n slang, figurative (person, thing: exasperating) (coloquial)ser el colmo loc verb
 You're really the limit, you know – I just can't talk to you any more.
 ¡Esto es el colmo! Ya no quiero hablar contigo.
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Additional Translations
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limit n (mathematics)límite nm
 Tom had no idea how to find the limit of the function.
 Tom no tenía ni idea de cómo encontrar el límite de la función.
limits npl (range of power)límite nm
 The state requires police officers to stay inside the limits of their jurisdiction.
 El estado obliga a los oficiales de policía a mantenerse dentro de los límites de su jurisdicción.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
limiting | limit
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limiting factor n ([sth] that restricts growth)factor limitante nm + adj mf
  factor limitador nm + adj
 The fact that he never got a degree will be a limiting factor in his career.
 In some pet fish, the limiting factor is the size of the tank in which they are kept.
 El hecho de que nunca obtuviera un título será un factor limitante para su carrera. // El factor limitante de algunos peces ornamentales es el tamaño de la pecera en la cual se los tiene.
self-limited,
self-limiting
adj
(condition: runs its course untreated)autolimitado adj
self-limiting adj (virus, etc.: getting better by itself)autolimitante adj mf
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