English-Thai Dictionary
limit
N ขอบเขต เขต confine frontier bounds boundary kob-kad
limit
N ขีดจำกัด วงจำกัด ขีด กำหนด terminal point ked-jam-kad
limit
N ขีด สูงสุด ขีดสุด limitation ked-sung-sud
limit
VT จำกัด กำหนด จำกัด วง restrict jam-kad
limit to
PHRV จำกัด ควบคุม restrict to jam-kad
limitary
A ที่ มี ขอบเขต จำกัด
limitation
N กฎเกณ ฑ์ ข้อกำหนด ความจำกัด restriction kod-kean
limitation
N ข้อจำกัด วงจำกัด ขีดจำกัด restriction bound kor-jam-kad
limitation
N ข้อบกพร่อง จุดอ่อน ข้อด้อย restrictive weakness inability handicap kor-bok-prong
limited
ADJ ที่ ถูกจำ กัด restricted circumscribed umlimited limitless ti-tuk-jam-kad
limited
ADJ ที่ มี ขอบเขต ที่ มี ขีดขั้น constricted small-scale narrow ti-me-kob-kad
limited
ADJ บริษัทจำกัด (มี คำย่อ ว่า Ltd bo-ri-sad-jam-kad
limited edition
N การ พิมพ์ จำกัด จำนวน kan-pim-jam-kad-jam-nuan
limiter
N ผู้ จำกัด
limiting
ADJ จำกัด มี ขอบเขต jad-kad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LIMIT
n.[L. limes. See Limb. ] 1. Bound; border; utmost extent; the part that terminates a thing; as the limit of a town, city or empire; the limits of human knowledge.
2. The thing which bounds; restraint.
3. Limits, plu., the extent of the liberties of a prison.
LIMIT
v.t. 1. To bound; to set bounds to.
2. To confine within certain bounds; to circumscribe; to restrain. The government of England is a limited monarchy.
They tempted God and limited the Holy One of Israel. Psalm 78:41.
3. To restrain from a lax or general signification. World sometimes signifies the universe, and sometimes its signification is limited to this earth.
LIMITABLE
a.That may be limited, circumscribed, bounded or restrained.
LIMITANEOUS
a.Pertaining to bounds.
LIMITARIAN
a.That limits or circumscribes.
LIMITARIAN
n.One that limits; one who holds the doctrine that a part of the human race only are to be saved; opposed to universalist.
LIMITARY
a.Placed at the limit, as a guard. - Proud limitary cherub.
LIMITATION
n.[L. limitatio.] 1. The act of bounding or circumscribing.
2. Restriction; restraint; circumscription. The king consented to a limitation of his prerogatives. Government by the limitation of natural rights secures civil liberty.
3. Restriction; confinement from a lax indeterminate import. Words of general import are often to be understood with limitations.
4. A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg or exercise their functions.
LIMITED
pp. 1. Bounded; circumscribed; restrained.
2. a. Narrow; circumscribed. Our views of nature are very limited.
LIMITEDLY
adv. With limitation.
LIMITEDNESS
n.State of being limited.
LIMITER
n. 1. He or that which limits or confines.
2. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district.
LIMITLESS
a.Having no limits; unbounded.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LIMIT
Lim "it, n. Etym: [From L. limes, limitis: cf. F.limite; -or from E.limit, v. See Limit, v. t.]
1. That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the limits of human knowledge or endeavor. As eager of the chase, the maid Beyond the forest's verdant limits strayed. Pope.
2. The space or thing defined by limits. The archdeacon hath divided it Into three limits very equally. Shak.
3. That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent. The dateless limit of thy dear exile. Shak. The limit of your lives is out. Shak.
4. A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance. I prithee, give no limits to my tongue. Shak.
5. (Logic & Metaph.)
Defn: A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic a differentia.
6. (Math. )
Defn: A determinate quantity, to which a variable one continually approaches, and may differ from it by less than any given difference, but to which, under the law of variation, the variable can never become exactly equivalent. Elastic limit. See under Elastic. -- Prison limits, a definite, extent of space in or around a prison, within which a prisoner has liberty to go and come.
Syn. -- Boundary; border; edge; termination; restriction; bound; confine.
LIMIT
Lim "it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limited; p. pr. & vb. n. Limiting. ] Etym: [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong. ]
Defn: To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word. Limiting parallels (Astron.), those parallels of latitude between which only an occultation of a star or planet by the moon, in a given case, can occur.
LIMIT
LIMIT Lim "it, v. i.
Defn: To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar. [Obs. ]
LIMITABLE
LIMITABLE Lim "it *a *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being limited.
LIMITANEOUS
Lim `i *ta "ne *ous, a. Etym: [L. limitancus. See Limit, v. t.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a limit. [Obs. ]
LIMITARIAN
LIMITARIAN Lim `i *ta "ri *an, a.
Defn: Tending to limit.
LIMITARY
Lim "i *ta *ry, a. Etym: [L.limitaris. See Limit, v. t.]
1. Placed at the limit, as a guard. "Proud limitary cherub. " Milton.
2. Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc. "The limitary ocean. " Trench. The poor, limitary creature calling himself a man of the world. De Quincey.
3. Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive. Doctrines limitary, if not subversive of the papal power. Milman.
LIMITARY
LIMITARY Lim "i *ta *ry, n.; pl. -ries (.
1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. [Obs. ] Fuller.
2. A limiter. See Limiter, 2.
LIMITATE
Lim "i *tate, a. Etym: [L. limitatus, p. p. of limitare to limit. See Limit, v. t. ]
Defn: Bounded by a distinct line.
LIMITATION
Lim `i *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. limitatio: cf. F. Limitation. See Limit, v. t.]
1. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council. They had no right to mistake the limitation. .. of their own faculties, for an inherent limitation of the possible modes of existence in the universe. J. S. Mill.
2. That which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a restraining condition, defining circumstance, or qualifying conception; as, limitations of thought. The cause of error is ignorance what restraints and limitations all principles have in regard of the matter whereunto they are applicable. Hooker.
3. A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during which they were permitted to exercise their functions in such a district. Chaucer. Latimer.
4. A limited time within or during which something is to be done. You have stood your limitation, and the tribunes Endue you with the people's voice. Shak.
5. (Law ) (a ) A certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit. (b ) A settling of an estate or property by specific rules.(c ) A restriction of power; as, a constitutional limitation. Wharton. Bouvier. To know one's own limitations, to know the reach and limits of one's abilities. A. R. Wallace.
LIMITED
LIMITED Lim "it *ed, a.
Defn: Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted; as, our views of nature are very limited. Limited company, a company in which the liability of each shareholder is limited by the number of shares he has taken, so that he can not be called on to contribute beyond the amount of his shares. [Eng. ] Mozley & W.
LIMITEDLY
LIMITEDLY Lim "it *ed *ly, adv.
Defn: With limitation.
LIMITEDNESS
LIMITEDNESS lim "it *ed *ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being limited.
LIMITER
LIMITER Lim "it *er, n.
1. One who, or that which, limits.
2. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district. [Formerly written also limitour. ] Chaucer. A limitour of the Gray Friars, in the time of his limitation, preached many times, and had one sermon at all times. Latimer.
LIMITIVE
LIMITIVE Lim "it *ive, a.
Defn: Involving a limit; as, a limitive law, one designed to limit existing powers. [R.]
LIMITLESS
LIMITLESS Lim "it *less, a.
Defn: Having no limits; unbounded; boundless. Davies (Wit's Pilgr.).
LIMITOUR
LIMITOUR Lim "it *our, n.
Defn: See Limiter, 2.
New American Oxford Dictionary
limit
lim it |ˈlimit ˈlɪmɪt | ▶noun 1 a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass: the limits of presidential power | the 10 -minute limit on speeches | there was no limit to his imagination. • (often limits ) the terminal point or boundary of an area or movement: the city limits | the upper limit of the tidal reaches. • the furthest extent of one's physical or mental endurance: Mary Ann tried everyone's patience to the limit | other horses were reaching their limit. 2 a restriction on the size or amount of something permissible or possible: an age limit | a weight limit. • a speed limit: a 30 mph limit. • (in card games ) an agreed maximum stake or bet. • (also legal limit ) the maximum concentration of alcohol in the blood that the law allows in the driver of a motor vehicle: the risk of drinkers inadvertently going over the limit . 3 Mathematics a point or value that a sequence, function, or sum of a series can be made to approach progressively, until it is as close to the point or value as desired. ▶verb ( limits, limiting , limited ) [ with obj. ] set or serve as a limit to: try to limit the amount you drink | class sizes are limited to a maximum of 10 | (as adj. limiting ) : a limiting factor. PHRASES be the limit informal be intolerably troublesome or irritating. off limits out of bounds: they declared the site off limits. • not to be mentioned or discussed: it was apparent that the whole topic was off limits. within limits moderately; up to a point. without limit with no restriction. DERIVATIVES lim i ta tive |ˈliməˌtātiv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin limes, limit- ‘boundary, frontier. ’ The verb is from Latin limitare, from limes .
limitary
lim i tar y |ˈliməˌterē ˈlɪmətɛri | ▶adjective rare of, relating to, or subject to restriction.
limitation
lim i ta tion |ˌliməˈtāSHən ˌlɪməˈteɪʃən | ▶noun 1 (often limitations ) a limiting rule or circumstance; a restriction: severe limitations on water use. • a condition of limited ability; a defect or failing: she knew her limitations better than she knew her worth. • the action of limiting something: the limitation of local authorities' powers. 2 (also limitation period ) Law a legally specified period beyond which an action may be defeated or a property right is not to continue. See also statute of limitations. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin limitatio (n- ), from the verb limitare (see limit ).
limit bid
lim it bid ▶noun Bridge a bid showing that the value of the bidder's hand is within a narrow range, typically ten or eleven points.
limited
lim it ed |ˈlimitid ˈlɪmədəd | ▶adjective restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short: a limited number of places are available | special offers available for a limited period | the legislation has had a limited effect. • (of a monarchy or government ) exercised under limitations of power prescribed by a constitution. • (of a person ) not great in ability or talents: I think he is a very limited man. • (of a train or other vehicle of public transportation ) making few intermediate stops; express. • ( Limited ) Brit. denoting a company whose owners are legally responsible for its debts only to the extent of the amount of capital they invested (used after a company name ): Times Newspapers Limited. DERIVATIVES lim it ed ness noun
limited company
limited company (also limited liability company ) ▶noun Brit. a private company whose owners are legally responsible for its debts only to the extent of the amount of capital they invested. See also public limited company.
limited edition
lim it ed ed i tion |ˈlɪmədəd əˈdɪʃən | ▶noun an edition of a book, or reproduction of a print or object, limited to a specific number of copies.
limited liability
limit ¦ed li ¦abil |ity ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. the condition by which shareholders are legally responsible for the debts of a company only to the extent of the nominal value of their shares.
limited partner
lim it ed part ner ▶noun a partner in a company or venture who receives limited profits from the business and whose liability toward its debts is legally limited to the extent of his or her investment. DERIVATIVES lim it ed part ner ship noun
limited war
lim it ed war ▶noun a war in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved, or the objectives pursued are restricted in some way, in particular one in which the use of nuclear weapons is avoided.
limiter
lim it er |ˈlimitər ˈlɪmɪdər | ▶noun a person or thing that limits something, in particular: • Electronics a circuit whose output is restricted to a certain range of values irrespective of the size of the input. Also called clipper. • a device that prevents a vehicle from being driven above a specified speed. Also called speed limiter.
limitless
lim it less |ˈlimitlis ˈlɪmɪtlɪs | ▶adjective without end, limit, or boundary: our resources are not limitless. DERIVATIVES lim it less ly adverb, lim it less ness noun
limit point
lim it point ▶noun Mathematics a point for which every neighborhood contains at least one point belonging to a given set.
limit switch
lim it switch ▶noun a switch preventing the travel of an object in a mechanism past some predetermined point, mechanically operated by the motion of the object itself.
Oxford Dictionary
limit
limit |ˈlɪmɪt | ▶noun 1 a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass: the failure showed the limits of British power | the 10 -minute limit on speeches | there was no limit to his imagination. • (often limits ) the terminal point or boundary of an area or movement: the city limits | the upper limit of the tidal reaches. • the furthest extent of one's physical or mental endurance: Mary Ann tried everyone's patience to the limit . 2 a restriction on the size or amount of something permissible or possible: an age limit | a weight limit. • a speed limit: a 30 mph limit. • (also legal limit ) the maximum concentration of alcohol in the blood that the law allows in the driver of a motor vehicle: the risk of drinkers inadvertently going over the limit . 3 Mathematics a point or value which a sequence, function, or sum of a series can be made to approach progressively, until they are as close to it as desired. ▶verb ( limits, limiting, limited ) [ with obj. ] set or serve as a limit to: try to limit the amount you drink | class sizes are limited to a maximum of 10 | (as adj. limiting ) : a limiting factor. PHRASES be the limit informal be intolerably troublesome or irritating. off limits out of bounds: the site was off limits to the public. • not to be mentioned or discussed: it was apparent that the whole topic was off limits. within limits moderately; up to a point. without limit with no restriction. DERIVATIVES limitary adjective, limitative |-tətɪv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin limes, limit- ‘boundary, frontier ’. The verb is from Latin limitare, from limes .
limitation
limi |ta ¦tion |lɪmɪˈteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 (often limitations ) a limiting rule or circumstance; a restriction: severe limitations on water use. • a condition of limited ability; a defect or failing: she knew her limitations better than she knew her worth. • [ mass noun ] the action of limiting something: the limitation of local authorities' powers. 2 (also limitation period ) Law a legally specified period beyond which an action may be defeated or a property right does not continue. See also statute of limitations. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin limitatio (n- ), from the verb limitare (see limit ).
limit bid
limit bid ▶noun Bridge a bid showing that the value of the bidder's hand is only just sufficient for a bid.
limited
limit ¦ed |ˈlɪmɪtɪd | ▶adjective 1 restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short: a limited number of places are available | the legislation has had a limited effect. • (of a monarchy or government ) exercised under limitations of power prescribed by a constitution. • (of a person ) having restricted ability or talents: I think he is a very limited man. 2 ( Limited ) Brit. denoting a limited company (used after a company name ): Times Newspapers Limited. DERIVATIVES limitedness noun
limited company
limited company (also limited liability company ) ▶noun Brit. a private company whose owners are legally responsible for its debts only to the extent of the amount of capital they invested. See also public limited company.
limited edition
limit ¦ed edi |tion ▶noun an edition of a book, or reproduction of a print or object, limited to a specific number of copies.
limited liability
limit ¦ed li ¦abil |ity ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. the condition by which shareholders are legally responsible for the debts of a company only to the extent of the nominal value of their shares.
limited partner
limit ¦ed part |ner ▶noun a partner in a company or venture whose liability towards its debts is legally limited to the extent of their investment. DERIVATIVES limited partnership noun
limited war
limit ¦ed war ▶noun a war in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved, or the objectives pursued are restricted in some way, in particular one in which the use of nuclear weapons is avoided.
limiter
limit ¦er |ˈlɪmɪtə | ▶noun a person or thing that limits something. • Electronics a circuit whose output is restricted to a certain range of values irrespective of the size of the input. Also called clipper. • (also speed limiter ) a device that prevents a vehicle from being driven above a specified speed.
limitless
limit |less |ˈlɪmɪtlɪs | ▶adjective without end, limit, or boundary: our resources are not limitless. DERIVATIVES limitlessly adverb, limitlessness noun
limit point
limit point ▶noun Mathematics a point for which every neighbourhood contains at least one point belonging to a given set.
limit switch
limit switch ▶noun a switch preventing the travel of an object in a mechanism past some predetermined point, mechanically operated by the motion of the object itself.
American Oxford Thesaurus
limit
limit noun 1 the city limits: boundary, border, bound, frontier, edge, demarcation line; perimeter, outside, confine, periphery, margin, rim. 2 a limit of 4,500 people: maximum, ceiling, limitation, upper limit; restriction, check, control, restraint. 3 resources are stretched to the limit: utmost, breaking point, greatest extent. 4 informal I've reached my limit! one's /the breaking point, the last straw; informal the end, it, one's wits' end, one's /the max. ▶verb the pressure to limit costs: restrict, curb, cap, check, hold in check, restrain, put a brake on, freeze, regulate, control, govern, delimit. PHRASES off limits access to their mother's workshop was strictly off limits: out of bounds, forbidden, banned, restricted, unacceptable, taboo.
limitation
limitation noun 1 a limitation on the number of guests: restriction, curb, restraint, control, check; bar, barrier, block, deterrent. ANTONYMS increase. 2 he is aware of his own limitations: imperfection, flaw, defect, failing, shortcoming, weak point, deficiency, failure, frailty, weakness, foible. ANTONYMS strength.
limited
limited adjective 1 limited resources: restricted, finite, little, tight, slight, in short supply, short; meager, scanty, sparse, few, insubstantial, deficient, inadequate, insufficient, paltry, poor, minimal. ANTONYMS ample, boundless. 2 the limited powers of the council: restricted, curbed, checked, controlled, restrained, delimited, rangebound, qualified. ANTONYMS absolute.
limitless
limitless adjective a seemingly limitless supply of free software: boundless, unbounded, unlimited, illimitable; infinite, endless, never-ending, unending, everlasting, untold, immeasurable, bottomless, fathomless; unceasing, interminable, inexhaustible, constant, perpetual.
Oxford Thesaurus
limit
limit noun 1 a campus outside the city limits: boundary, border, boundary line, bound, bounding line, partition line, frontier, edge, demarcation line, end point, cut-off point, termination; perimeter, outside, outline, confine, periphery, margin, rim, extremity, fringe, threshold, compass. ANTONYMS centre. 2 for Saturday's match the police have set a limit of 4,500 supporters: maximum, ceiling, limitation, upper limit; restriction, curb, check, control, curtailment, restraint; damper, brake, rein. ANTONYMS minimum. 3 resources are stretched to the limit: utmost, breaking point, extremity, greatest extent, ultimate, end point, the bitter end. 4 (the limit ) that really is the limit! the last straw, the straw that broke the camel's back, enough, more than enough; informal the end, it. ▶verb the pressure to limit costs | Congress's power to legislate may be limited by the Constitution: restrict, curb, check, place a limit on, cap, keep within bounds, hold in check, restrain, put a brake on, hold, freeze, peg; regulate, control, govern, delimit, demarcate, circumscribe, ration; arrest, bridle, inhibit, damp (down ), fetter, tie down; rare trammel. ANTONYMS increase, allow to grow unchecked.
limitation
limitation noun 1 there have been calls for a limitation on the number of newcomers: restriction, curb, restraint, constraint, control, check, clampdown; hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, bar, barrier, block, deterrent, inhibition, damper, brake, rein. ANTONYMS extension, increase. 2 the critic must be aware of his own limitations: imperfection, flaw, defect, failing, shortcoming, weak point, inability, incapability, deficiency, failure, incapacity, frailty, weakness; disability, foible, vice, disadvantage, drawback. ANTONYMS strength, strong point.
limited
limited adjective 1 the competition for limited resources | space is limited: restricted, finite, bounded, little, narrow, tight, lean, slight, slender, in short supply, short; meagre, scanty, sparse, insubstantial, deficient, inadequate, insufficient, paltry, poor, miserly; basic, rudimentary, patchy, sketchy, minimal; cramped, small. ANTONYMS ample, boundless, unlimited. 2 the limited powers of the council: restricted, curbed, checked, controlled, restrained, constrained, confined; delimited, defined, qualified. ANTONYMS unlimited, absolute.
limitless
limitless adjective he's got limitless ability: boundless, unbounded, unlimited, without limit, illimitable; infinite, endless, never-ending, unending, everlasting, untold, immeasurable, measureless, incalculable, inestimable, bottomless, fathomless; immense, vast, huge, great, extensive; unceasing, unflagging, interminable, without end, inexhaustible, constant, perpetual; literary myriad. ANTONYMS limited, little.
Duden Dictionary
Limit
Li mit Substantiv, Neutrum , das |L i mit |das Limit; Genitiv: des Limits, Plural: die Limits, auch: Limite englisch limit < französisch limite < lateinisch limes, Limes a festgelegte Grenze, die räumlich, zeitlich, mengenmäßig o. Ä. nicht über- bzw. unterschritten werden darf das [obere, oberste ] Limit für etwas festlegen | das Limit über-, unterschreiten | [jemandem ] ein Limit setzen b Sport für die Qualifikation festgelegte Mindestleistung
Limitation
Li mi ta ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Limitati o n |die Limitation; Genitiv: der Limitation, Plural: die Limitationen lateinisch Begrenzung, Einschränkung
limitativ
li mi ta tiv Adjektiv |limitat i v |lateinisch-neulateinisch begrenzend, einschränkend limitatives Urteil Philosophie Satz, der der Form nach bejahend, dem Inhalt nach verneinend ist
Limite
Li mi te Substantiv, feminin schweizerisch , die |Lim i te auch ˈlɪmitə |die Limite; Genitiv: der Limite, Plural: die Limiten französisch limite, zu lateinisch limes, Limes Limit
limited
li mi ted Adjektiv Wirtschaft |ˈlɪmɪtɪd |englisch, 2. Partizip von: to limit = begrenzen < französisch limiter < lateinisch limitare, limitieren englischer Zusatz bei Handelsgesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung Abkürzung: Ltd. , lim. , Lim. oder Ld.
Limited Edition
Li mi ted Edi tion Substantiv, feminin , die |- ɪˈdɪʃn̩ |die Limited Edition; Genitiv: der Limited Edition, Limited Editions begrenzte, limitierte Auflage als Aufdruck oder Aufschrift (z. B. auf Büchern o. Ä.)
Limited Order
Li mi ted Or der Substantiv, feminin , die |L i mited O rder |die Limited Order; der Limited Order, die Limited Orders Limitorder
limitieren
li mi tie ren schwaches Verb besonders Fachsprache |limit ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch limitare = abgrenzen, bestimmen, zu: limes, Limes (in Bezug auf die Anzahl o. Ä.) eine Grenze festsetzen, die nicht über-, unterschritten werden soll etwas ist nach oben, nach unten [nicht ] limitiert | eine Auflage auf 300 Exemplare limitieren
Limitierung
Li mi tie rung Substantiv, feminin besonders Fachsprache , die |Limit ie rung |die Limitierung; Genitiv: der Limitierung, Plural: die Limitierungen das Limitieren
Limitorder
Li mit or der , Li mit-Or der Substantiv, feminin Börsenwesen , die Limit-Order |L i mitorder L i mit-Order |die Limitorder; Genitiv: der Limitorder, Plural: die Limitorders die Limit-Order; Genitiv: der Limit-Order, Plural: die Limit-Orders aus Limit und Order Kauf- oder Verkaufsauftrag, bei dem eine obere oder untere Preisgrenze angegeben wird
French Dictionary
limitatif
limitatif , ive adj. adjectif Qui limite. : Des règles limitatives. SYNONYME restrictif .
limitation
limitation n. f. nom féminin Action de limiter. : La limitation de la vitesse est une mesure qui s ’impose. La limitation (et non le *contrôle ) des naissances.
limite
limite n. f. nom féminin 1 Ligne marquant le début ou la fin d ’une étendue. : Les limites d ’un terrain, d ’une forêt. Au-delà de cette limite, votre ticket n ’est plus valable. SYNONYME borne ; démarcation . 2 Début ou fin d ’une période de temps. : La dernière limite pour les inscriptions est le premier mai. Il nous est impossible de dépasser les limites du temps imparti. 3 figuré Extrémité qui ne peut être franchie. Tenter de reculer les limites du possible. 4 en apposition Tout juste acceptable. : Des résultats limites. SYNONYME passable . LOCUTIONS À la limite Dans un cas extrême. : En poussant à l ’extrême un raisonnement. SYNONYME rigueur . Cas, état limite. Concept évoquant les cas situés à la limite entre la névrose et la psychose (GDT ). : Des cas limites (et non *borderline ). Date limite de consommation (DLC ). Date jusqu ’à laquelle une denrée très périssable conserve toutes ses propriétés spécifiques, dans des conditions de conservation appropriées (GDT ). Il y a des limites à tout. familier Il ne faut pas exagérer. Limite d ’âge. Âge au-delà duquel on ne peut exercer une fonction. : Pour les travailleurs des secteurs privé et public, la limite d ’âge de 65 ans a été abolie. Sans limites Sans bornes, illimité. : Une ambition sans limites. Vitesse limite. Vitesse maximale autorisée sur un parcours donné. : Des vitesses limites. Note Grammaticale En apposition, le nom s ’écrit sans trait d ’union et les deux mots prennent la marque du pluriel.
limité
limité , ée adj. adjectif 1 Qui comprend des limites. : Une durée limitée. ANTONYME illimité . 2 Restreint. : Une marge de manœuvre limitée. SYNONYME réduit . 3 droit Indication du statut juridique d ’une entreprise. Note Technique La mention ltée, abréviation de limitée, suit la dénomination de l ’entreprise dans une raison sociale.
limiter
limiter v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Donner des limites à. : Il faut limiter les dégâts. verbe pronominal S ’imposer des limites, se restreindre. : Ils se sont limités à demander congé. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont limités à des suggestions pour améliorer la situation. aimer
limitrophe
limitrophe adj. adjectif 1 Qui est situé, qui habite à la limite d ’une étendue, d ’un pays. SYNONYME frontalier . 2 Qui est voisin, en parlant d ’un pays, d ’une région. : Le Canada est limitrophe des États-Unis. La Californie et le Mexique sont limitrophes. 3 figuré Proche, voisin (de ). : Un président dont l ’intelligence était limitrophe de la déficience intellectuelle.
Spanish Dictionary
limitación
limitación nombre femenino 1 Acción de establecer o fijar los límites de algo :limitación de velocidad máxima; con cierta frecuencia se hacían observaciones sobre la limitación de los gastos de la comunidad; se reanudaron las negociaciones sobre la limitación de armamentos estratégicos .2 Circunstancia o condición de algo o de alguien que limita, impide o dificulta su desarrollo :siempre había creído que era muy importante conocer las propias limitaciones para no emprender proyectos que superasen sus posibilidades .
limitado, -da
limitado, -da adjetivo 1 Que tiene límites :campo limitado; oferta limitada; plazas limitadas .ANTÓNIMO ilimitado .2 eufemismo [persona ] Que es poco inteligente . VÉASE sociedad limitada .
limitador, -ra
limitador, -ra adjetivo 1 Que limita :una relación claramente limitadora en el área emocional; la violencia es un componente limitador de la eficiencia del deportista .2 nombre masculino Circuito electrónico empleado para suprimir los valores extremos de una señal eléctrica .
limitar
limitar verbo transitivo 1 Establecer o señalar los límites de un terreno .2 Fijar los límites de algo que tiene varias posibilidades, como derechos, atribuciones, jurisdicción, etc. ; normalmente, supone una restricción de estos límites :limitar las iniciativas; quieren limitar el consumo de agua; la legislación tasaba fuertemente el comercio y producción del libro y limitaba el número de impresores; la división de poderes y la monarquía constitucional limitaron el poder absoluto del rey .3 verbo intransitivo Tener [un lugar o un terreno ] límites comunes con otro :Belice limita al sur con Guatemala; México es el país con el que limita Estados Unidos por su frontera sur .SINÓNIMO lindar, confinar .4 limitarse verbo pronominal Hacer [una persona ] únicamente lo que le corresponde o lo que alguien le ha ordenado o indicado :desde ahora te limitarás a tus obligaciones; se limitaba a reproducir unos rasgos sin entender en muchas ocasiones su significado .
limitativo, -va
limitativo, -va adjetivo Que limita o sirve para limitar .
límite
límite nombre masculino 1 Línea real o imaginaria que marca el fin de una superficie o cuerpo o la separación entre dos entidades :los límites de una provincia; una cadena de hierro oxidado y un enorme candado guardaban el límite de su propiedad; navegantes portugueses y españoles ampliaron durante el siglo xv los límites del mundo conocido .2 Punto o línea que señala el fin o término de una cosa no material; suele indicar un punto que no debe o no puede sobrepasarse :límite de resistencia; tiene un límite de gastos muy bajo; alcanzó el límite que se había marcado en sus atribuciones y que siempre se juró que no superaría; su paciencia estaba llegando al límite; en algunos países no hay límite de velocidad en las autopistas .Se construye a menudo en aposición a otro nombre con el que no concuerda en número: hora límite; velocidad límite; situaciones límite .3 mat Valor fijo al que tienden, sin alcanzarlo, los términos de una serie infinita de números :la secuencia de los números 2n /(n + 1 ) tiene como límite el número 2 .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín limes , limitis ‘sendero entre dos campos ’, ‘límite, frontera ’. Del mismo origen que linde (V.), tiene los significados básicos del latín y ha desarrollado por extensión otras acepciones. A la misma familia pertenece limítrofe .
limítrofe
limítrofe adjetivo [territorio ] Que tiene un límite común con otro territorio :comunidades limítrofes; municipios limítrofes; zonas limítrofes; la cultura chicana tiene su origen en los emigrados mexicanos asentados en el territorio limítrofe entre Estados Unidos y México .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del francés limitrophe y este del latín limitrophus ‘territorio asignado a los soldados que guardaban las fronteras, para atender a su subsistencia ’, compuesto del latín limes , limitis ‘límite, frontera ’ y del griego tréfein ‘alimentar ’. Por extensión, ha pasado a significar simplemente ‘contiguo, vecino ’. De la familia de límite (V.).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
limit
lim it /lɪ́mət /〖原義は 名詞 3 〗(名 )limitation, (形 )limited 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 «…に対する » (許容される )限度 , 上 [下 ]限 , 制限 «on , to » ▸ There is a limit on how much you can spend with your credit card .クレジットカードの利用額には上限がある ▸ set [put , impose ] limits on freedom of expression ≒ set limits to …表現の自由に制限を設ける ▸ a speed [time, credit ] limit (道路上の )速度制限 [時間制限, クレジットカードの使用上限枠 ]▸ There are limits!｟話 非難して ｠物事には限度がある ▸ the upper [lower ] limit 上 [下 ]限 2 «…における » (可能なことの )限界 «to » ▸ There's a limit to what doctors can do .医師ができることには限界がある ▸ push [stretch ] the limit of human life span 人間の寿命の限界を広げる ▸ push oneself to the limit 限界まで自分を持っていく ; 限界に挑む ▸ “How about another beer? ” “No thanks. I've already had my limit .”「もう1杯ビールをいかがですか 」「いいえ, 結構です . もう限界です 」3 〖通例 ～s 〗(場所の )境界 , 端 (!通例修飾語を伴う ) ▸ move beyond the city limits 町の境界の外へ移転 [移動 ]する 4 〘数 〙(関数などの )極限 (値 ).5 (賭 （か ） けで1度に賭けられる )最大額 .be ò ver the l í mit 〈人が 〉 (自動車 )運転時の (法的 )飲酒許容量を越えている .be the (absolute ) l í mit ｟話 やや古 ｠〈人 事が 〉我慢がならない, 我慢の限界である ▸ You' re the limit !君にはもう我慢できない bey ò nd the l í mit 限度を越えて .h à ve one's l í mits ｟くだけて ｠〈人 〉にも許せない [受け入れられない ]ものがある .kn ò w no l í mits 〈能力などが 〉限りない .kn ò w one's l í mits ｟くだけて ｠(自分の能力の )限界をわきまえている .ò ff l í mits 1 ｟主に米 ｠〈場所が 〉 «…には » 立ち入り禁止の, 入ってはならない (｟主に英 ｠out of bounds ); ｟比喩的に ｠〈物などが 〉 «…には » 手の届かない «to » .2 〈事 物が 〉【人などに 】許可されていない, 禁じられている «to » .within l í mits 常識の範囲内で, 適度に ; ある程度 .without l í mit 際限なく, 限りなく .動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 «…に » 〈数量 〉を制限する , 抑える ; (行動 選択の幅に関して ) «…に » 〈人 事など 〉を制限 [制約 ]する (restrict ) «to » ; 〖～ oneself to A 〗〈人などが 〉自らをA 〈物 事 数量 〉に限定する, 束縛する ▸ limit the number of spectators to 6,000 観客数を6千人に制限する ▸ The choices are severely limited .選択の余地は限られている ▸ Don't limit yourself to the old ideas .旧来の意見に縛られてはいけない 2 〖通例be ～ed to A /doing 〗〈事などが 〉A 〈特定の場所 集団 〉[…すること ]に限られている , 限定されている ▸ Drug abuse is not limited to the young .薬物乱用は若者に限られたことではない
limitation
lim i ta tion /lɪ̀mɪtéɪʃ (ə )n /→limit 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 制限 , 制限する [される ]こと ; 限度 ▸ the limitation of armaments 軍備制限 ▸ without limitation 無制限に 2 C 〖通例 ～s 〗 «…における » (能力 知力 行動などの )限界 , 欠点 «on , in » ; 極限 ; 制限するもの [規則 ], 制約 ▸ know one's limitations well 自分の能力の限界を十分自覚している 3 C 〘法 〙(出訴権 法律効力 不動産に関する権利などの )期限 ▸ the statute of limitations 出訴期限法
limited
lim it ed /lɪ́mɪtɪd /→limit 形容詞 1 more ～; most ～〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗限られた , 有限の , わずかな 〈数量 程度 時間 成功など 〉; 〈人 物 事が 〉 «…の点で » 限られた , わずかな «in » ▸ limited resources 限られた資源 ▸ a limited (amount of ) time 限られた時間 ▸ be limited in number (s )数が限られている ▸ be limited in English proficiency 限られた [基礎的な ]英語力しか持っていない 2 〈列車 バスなどが 〉(特別 )急行の .3 (比較なし )｟主に英 ｠有限責任の (｟略 ｠Ltd. ; ｟米 ｠incorporated )▸ Hall Brothers, Ltd .ホール兄弟社 (!社名の後にLimitedまたはLtd. を添える; 株式会社に対する有限会社の意味ではない ) 4 〘政 〙立憲制の ▸ a limited monarchy 立憲君主国 名詞 C (特別 )急行列車 [バス ].～̀ ed í tion (本の )限定版 .～̀ liab í lity 有限責任 .～̀ (liab ì lity ) c ó mpany 有限責任会社 .～̀ p á rtnership 合資会社 .～̀ w á r 限定戦争, 局地戦争 .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
limiting
l í m it ing 形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗a. (向上 可能性の )妨げとなる, 制約となる 〈要因 選択など 〉.b. ｟くだけて ｠(行動の )自由を妨げるような 〈事 物 〉.2 限られた, 限定的な .3 〘文法 〙〈形容詞が 〉制限的な 〘this, my, eachなどについていう 〙.
limitless
l í m it less 形容詞 ｟書 ｠〈可能性 資源などが 〉限りない, 無限の, 限りなく続く ; 上限のない ; 莫大な (endless ).～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
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