What does limitare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word limitare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use limitare in Italian.
The word limitare in Italian means delimit, demarcate, limit, restrict, boundary, limit, limit yourself, restrict yourself, threshold, beginning, restrict yourself, limit yourself, restrain yourself, cut back. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word limitare
delimit, demarcateverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (racchiudere) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Un fossato limitava il castello. A moat delimits (or: demarcates) the castle's edge. |
limit, restrictverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (fissare, porre un limite) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Se vuoi dimagrire, dovrai limitare il consumo di carboidrati. If you want to become thinner, you will have to limit your carbohydrate consumption. |
boundary, limitsostantivo maschile (limite) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il fienile si trova al limitare della proprietà. The barn is at the property's boundary (or: limit). |
limit yourselfverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (trattenersi) (transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.") Sonia dovrebbe limitarsi nel fumare. Sonia has to limit her smoking. |
restrict yourselfverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (fare solo [qlcs]) Dovremo limitarci a usare l'automobile solo nei giorni feriali. We will have to restrict ourselves to only using the car on weekdays. |
thresholdsostantivo maschile (soglia della porta) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) I due esattori si presentarono al limitare della casa. The two tax collectors showed up on the threshold. |
beginningsostantivo maschile (figurato (principio o ingresso) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Tornarono al limitare del giorno. ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. The beginning of the line was very far away. |
restrict yourselfverbo |
limit yourself, restrain yourself, cut backverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (essere più moderato) Non ci sono rimasti molti soldi; dovresti limitarti un po'. We don't have much money left; you should restrain yourself. |
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