limitan in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for limitan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.limitar VB trans

limitar funciones/derechos/influencia:

limitar

to limit

limitar

to restrict

las disposiciones que limitan la tenencia de armas de fuego

the regulations which restrict o limit the possession of firearms

es necesario limitar su campo de acción

restrictions o limits must be placed on his freedom of action

habrá que limitar el número de intervenciones

it will be necessary to limit o restrict the number of speakers

le han limitado las salidas a dos días por semana

he's restricted to going out twice a week

II.limitar VB intr

limitar con algo

to border on sth

España limita al oeste con Portugal

Spain borders on o is bounded by Portugal to the west

España limita al oeste con Portugal

Spain shares a border with Portugal in the west

III.limitarse VB vpr

limitarse (limitarse a algo):

yo me limité a repetir lo que tú me habías dicho

I just repeated o all I did was repeat what you'd said to me

no hizo ningún comentario, se limitó a observar

he didn't say anything, he merely o just stood watching

limítate a hacer lo que te ordenan

just confine yourself to o keep to what you've been told to do

el problema no se limita únicamente a las grandes ciudades

the problem is not just confined o limited to big cities

tiene que limitarse a su sueldo

she has to live within her means

Translations for limitan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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circumscribe form

limitar

border country/state

limitar con

the states bordering Canada

los estados que limitan con Canadá

featherbedding

práctica de limitar el rendimiento de los trabajadores, duplicar el trabajo etc, a fin de evitar despidos o crear puestos de trabajo

border on

limitar con

restrict numbers

limitar

restrict power/freedom/access

limitar

to confine sth to sth

limitar or restringir algo a algo

narrow range/field

limitar

cap (set upper limit) expenditure

limitar

cap council (in UK)

limitar los gastos de

to cap defense spending

poner un tope a or limitar los gastos de defensa

to cramp sb's style

limitar a alguien en su libertad de acción

limitan in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for limitan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.limitar VB intr

limitar con algo

to border on sth

II.limitar VB trans

limitar

to limit

limitar (libertad)

to restrict

limitar (definir)

to fix the boundaries of

III.limitar VB refl

limitar limitarse:

limitarse

to confine oneself

Translations for limitan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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border on

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limitan Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

limitar con algo

to border on sth