Translations for „bounds“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

bounds N pl

bounds

limites m pl

to know no bounds

não ter limites

to be beyond the bounds of possibility

não ser possível

this area is out of bounds to civilians

a entrada de civis é proibida nesta área

within bounds

dentro dos limites

I . bound¹ [baʊnd] VB intr (leap)

bound

saltitar

II . bound¹ [baʊnd] N

bound

salto m

by leaps and bounds

em ritmo acelerado

bound² ADJ

to be bound for ...

rumar para ...

I . bound³ VB

bound pt, pp of:

II . bound³ ADJ

1. bound (sure):

she's bound to come

certamente ela virá

it was bound to happen sooner or later

mais cedo ou mais tarde isso estava fadado a acontecer

2. bound (obliged):

bound by sth

compelido por a. c.

to be bound to do sth

ser obrigado a fazer a. c.

See also bind

I . bind [baɪnd] N no pl inf

bind

enrascada f

bind (unpleasant and boring)

chatice f

to be in a (bit of a) bind

estar numa (boa) enrascada

II . bind <bound, bound> [baɪnd] VB trans

1. bind (tie):

bind

amarrar

to be bound hand and foot

estar de mãos e pés atados

to bind sb to do sth

obrigar alguém a fazer a. c.

2. bind book:

bind

encadernar

III . bind <bound, bound> [baɪnd] VB intr

to bind together fig

unir

to be bound to sb fig

ter vínculos com alguém

Usage examples with bounds

within bounds

dentro dos limites

by leaps and bounds

em ritmo acelerado

to know no bounds

não ter limites

within the bounds of possibility

nos limites do possível

to be beyond the bounds of possibility

não ser possível

this area is out of bounds to civilians

a entrada de civis é proibida nesta área

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Wicker furniture has come on in leaps and bounds since the days it was confined to the conservatory.

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

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

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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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Lower bounds are most often found by exhibiting specific codes, either with use of a variety of methods from discrete mathematics, or through heavy computer searching.

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These rise just a few centimetres above the water level of the "bodden" and are out of bounds to visitors.

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The wide receivers wanted to get out of bounds in order to improve field position or score.

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But a replay review determined his foot was out of bounds.

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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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