bounds in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bounds in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bounds N

bounds npl (limits):

bounds

confini m also fig

bounds

limiti m also fig

to be out of bounds MIL, SCHOOL place:

essere accesso vietato

to be out of bounds SPORTS

essere fuori campo

this area is out of bounds to civilians

l'accesso a quest'area è vietato ai civili

to be within, beyond the bounds of sth fig

restare nei limiti, oltrepassare i limiti di qc

it's not beyond the bounds of possibility

non è impossibile

to keep sth within bounds

(man)tenere qc nei limiti (della norma)

to keep sth within bounds feelings

tenere a freno

there are no bounds to her curiosity

non ci sono limiti alla sua curiosità

his folly knew no bounds

la sua follia non conosceva or era senza limite

her fury knew no bounds

era fuori di sé dalla rabbia

II.bound² [Brit baʊnd, Am baʊnd] VB trans (border)

bound

confinare

bound

delimitare

bounded by

delimitato da

bounded by fig

limitato da

I.out of bounds [Brit ˌaʊt əv ˈbaʊndz, Am ˌaʊd əv ˈbaʊndz] ADJ

1. out of bounds:

to be out of bounds area:

essere vietato, interdetto (to a)

“Out of bounds” (on sign)

“Accesso vietato”

2. out of bounds Am SPORTS:

to be out of bounds

essere fuori dal campo, non essere in gioco

II.out of bounds [Brit ˌaʊt əv ˈbaʊndz, Am ˌaʊd əv ˈbaʊndz] ADV SPORTS

to hit a shot out of bounds (in golf)

mandare la palla fuori limite

to hit a shot out of bounds (in football, tennis)

mandare la palla fuori campo

I.bound¹ [Brit baʊnd, Am baʊnd] VB intr

bound (bounce)

rimbalzare

bound (leap)

balzare, saltare

she bounded into the room

balzò nella stanza

II.bound¹ [Brit baʊnd, Am baʊnd] N

bound (bounce)

rimbalzo m

bound (leap)

balzo m

bound (leap)

salto m

in a bound, with one bound

in, con un balzo

I.bound³ [Brit baʊnd, Am baʊnd] ADJ

bound for person, bus, train

diretto a or in partenza per

II.-bound COMP

to be London-bound, Paris-bound

essere diretto a Londra, a Parigi

outward-bound

in partenza

I.bound⁴ [Brit baʊnd, Am baʊnd] VB pt, pp

bound → bind

II.bound⁴ [Brit baʊnd, Am baʊnd] ADJ

1. bound (certain):

to be bound to do sth

essere destinato a fare qc

they're bound to ask

chiederanno senz'altro

she's bound to know

lo saprà sicuramente

it was bound to happen

doveva succedere

2. bound (obliged):

bound (by promise, conditions, rules, terms)

tenuto, obbligato (by da; to do a fare)

I am bound to say I think it's unlikely

devo dire che penso sia molto improbabile

he's up to no good, I'll be bound

sta combinando qualche guaio, ne sono sicuro

3. bound book:

bound

rilegato

cloth-bound, leather-bound

rilegato in tessuto, in cuoio

4. bound (connected):

to be bound up with sth

essere legato a qc

her problems are bound up with her illness

i suoi problemi sono legati alla malattia

she is so bound up with her family that she never goes out

è così presa dalla sua famiglia che non esce mai

5. bound (confined):

bound

immobilizzato

fog-bound, strike-bound

bloccato dalla nebbia, dallo sciopero

See also bind

I.bind [Brit bʌɪnd, Am baɪnd] N inf

bind

seccatura f

what a bind!

che seccatura!

it's a bind having to …

è una seccatura dovere …

II.bind <pt/pp bound> [Brit bʌɪnd, Am baɪnd] VB trans

1. bind (tie up):

bind hands, feet, person, bundle, parcel

legare

bind wound

fasciare

they bound him to a post

lo legarono a un palo

2. bind (constrain):

to bind sb to do law, rule, contract, oath:

obbligare qn a fare

to be bound by person: law, rule, contract, oath

essere tenuto per

3. bind (unite):

bind, also bind together people, family, community

legare, unire

the love that binds him to her

l'amore che lo lega a lei

4. bind FASHION:

bind edge

bordare

5. bind (in bookbinding):

bind book

rilegare (in in)

6. bind FOOD:

bind mixture

legare (with con)

III.bind <pt/pp bound> [Brit bʌɪnd, Am baɪnd] VB intr

bind (cohere) BIOL, CHEM particles:

legarsi (to a)

bind FOOD mixture:

legarsi

IV.to bind oneself VB refl

to bind oneself <pt/pp bound> (commit oneself):

to bind oneself (to belief, action)

vincolarsi (to sth a qc)

to bind oneself (emotionally)

legarsi (to sb a qn)

V.bind [Brit bʌɪnd, Am baɪnd]

to be in a bind Am inf

essere nei pasticci

calf-bound [ˈkɑːfbaʊnd, Amˈkæf-] ADJ

calf-bound

rilegato in pelle di vitello

wheelchair-bound ADJ

wheelchair-bound

immobilizzato su di una sedia a rotelle

college-bound [ˌkɒlɪdʒˈbaʊnd] ADJ Am SCHOOL

college-bound student

orientato verso gli studi universitari

college-bound program

di preparazione agli studi universitari

root-bound [Brit] ADJ Am

root-bound plant:

root-bound

fissato a terra da radici

I.outward bound [Brit] ADJ

outward bound ship:

outward bound

in partenza

II.outward bound [Brit] ADV Am

to be outward bound

essere in partenza (from da; for per)

bounds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bounds in the English»Italian Dictionary

bounds [baʊndz] N pl a. SPORTS

bounds

limiti m pl

to know no bounds

non conoscere limiti

to be beyond the bounds of possibility

rasentare l'impossibile

to be outside the bounds of acceptable behavior

essere al di fuori di un comportamento accettabile

this area is out of bounds to unauthorized personnel

l'accesso a questa zona è proibito ai non addetti ai lavori

within bounds

entro certi limiti

to be within the bounds of the law

essere nei limiti della legalità

I.bound¹ [baʊnd] VB intr

1. bound (leap):

bound

saltare

2. bound (bounce):

bound ball

rimbalzare

II.bound¹ [baʊnd] N

bound

salto m

in leaps and bounds

a passi da gigante

bound² [baʊnd] VB trans (confine)

to be bounded by sth

essere circondato da qc

bound³ [baʊnd] ADJ (showing direction)

to be bound for …

essere diretto a …

where is this ship bound for?

dov'è diretta questa nave?

north/south-bound traffic

il traffico diretto a nord/sud

I.bound⁴ [baʊnd] VB

bound pt, pp of bind

II.bound⁴ [baʊnd] ADJ

1. bound (sure):

she's bound to come

viene di sicuro

it's bound to be very expensive

è certamente molto caro

it was bound to happen sooner or later

prima o poi doveva succedere

2. bound (obliged):

to be bound to do sth

essere obbligato a fare qc

muscle-bound [ˈmʌ·sl·ˌbaʊnd] ADJ

muscle-bound

molto muscoloso, -a

frost-bound ADJ

frost-bound

ghiacciato, -a

weather-bound ADJ

weather-bound

bloccato, -a dal maltempo

wheelchair-bound ADJ

User Entry

wheelchair-bound

costretto (-a) in carrozzina

wheelchair-bound

immobilizzato (-a) su una sedia a rotelle

Translations for bounds in the Italian»English Dictionary

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obbligato (-a)

bound

bounds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be (in) honor bound to …

essere moralmente obbligato a…

to know no bounds

non conoscere limiti

to be beyond the bounds of possibility

rasentare l'impossibile

to be outside the bounds of acceptable behavior

essere al di fuori di un comportamento accettabile

this area is out of bounds to unauthorized personnel

l'accesso a questa zona è proibito ai non addetti ai lavori

within bounds

entro certi limiti

to be within the bounds of the law

essere nei limiti della legalità

by leaps and bounds

a passi da gigante

within the bounds of possibility

entro i limiti del possibile

in leaps and bounds

a passi da gigante

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Since 1975 it has been out of bounds to climbers, in order to preserve the rock.

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It had functioned throughout the period of civil war as a sanctuary that was out of bounds for combatants.

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There are some other games of chance, useful on certain occasions, and injurious only when carried beyond their useful bounds.

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This includes array bounds, case expressions, static member initializers, and nontype template arguments.

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Lower bounds on p depend on the interconnection topology since it is generally impossible to make all wires short.

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Second serves usually have topspin or kick on them, which makes them less likely to land in the net or out of bounds.

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This method prevents deadlocks and bounds the blocking time to at most the length of one lower priority critical section.

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Once we reach Terabit networking projects like these will easily become distributed and go forward in leaps and bounds.

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Their leaders were very courteous and sincerely desirous of keeping their somewhat rabble followers within bounds.

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We don't want to overstep the bounds of our authority.

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