limitez in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for limitez in the French»English Dictionary

I.limiter [limite] VB trans

1. limiter (restreindre):

limiter pouvoir, dépenses, durée, nombre

to limit, to restrict (à to)

limite tes recherches à un aspect particulier du problème

confine ou restrict your research to a particular aspect of the problem

je limiterai mon intervention à une ou deux remarques

I'll restrict my speech to one or two remarks only

cela limite nos possibilités

that rather limits our scope

nous sommes limités dans le temps

our time is limited

la vitesse est limitée à 90 km/h

the speed limit is 90 km/h

limiter les dégâts

to minimize the damage

2. limiter (border):

la clôture qui limite notre propriété

the enclosure which marks the boundaries of our property

des champs limités par des haies

fields bordered by hedges

II.se limiter VB refl

1. se limiter (se restreindre):

il ne sait pas se limiter

he doesn't know when to stop, he doesn't know when he's had enough

se limiter à deux verres de bière/dix cigarettes par jour

to limit oneself to two glasses of beer/ten cigarettes a day

je me limiterai à quelques observations

I'll only make a few observations

limitez-vous au sujet

confine yourself to the subject

2. se limiter (se résumer):

se limiter à

to be limited to

l'histoire ne se limite pas à une suite de dates

history is not limited to a series of dates

la vie ne se limite pas au travail

there's more to life than work

Translations for limitez in the English»French Dictionary

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narrow down investigation, research

limiter (to à)

circumscribe (limit)

limiter

cut back expansion

limiter (to à)

hold down number, rate, expenditure, costs, inflation

limiter

hold down wages, taxes, prices

limiter l'augmentation de

restrain spending, demand

limiter

restrain demonstration, picketing

limiter

gag law

règle permettant d'éviter ou de limiter les débats

restrict activity, choice, growth

limiter (to à)

to restrict oneself to sth/to doing

se limiter à qc/à faire

keep down number, speed, costs, expenditure, inflation

limiter

keep down prices, costs, wages, unemployment

limiter l'augmentation de

contain costs, problem

limiter

limitez in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for limitez in the French»English Dictionary

I.limiter [limite] VB trans

1. limiter (délimiter):

limiter

to limit

2. limiter (restreindre):

limiter qc à l'essentiel

to restrict sth to what is essential

limiter les dégâts

to limit the damage

II.limiter [limite] VB refl

se limiter dans qc (en mangeant, buvant, dans son comportement)

to be careful when it comes to sth

je me limiterai à dire ceci

I'll do no more than say this

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limiter les dégâts

to avoid the worst

Translations for limitez in the English»French Dictionary

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to restrict sth to sth

limiter qc à qc

to restrict oneself to sth

se limiter à qc

restrict

limiter à un endroit

to do damage limitation

limiter les dégâts

narrow down activities

limiter

to narrow down to sth

se limiter à qc

to put a limit on sth

limiter qc

limit

limiter

to limit oneself to sth

se limiter à qc

curb inflation, expenses

limiter

confine

limiter

narrow possibilities

limiter

cap

limiter

limitez Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

limiter les dégâts

to avoid the worst

limiter qc à l'essentiel

to restrict sth to what is essential

limiter les dégâts

to limit the damage

se limiter dans qc (en mangeant, buvant, dans son comportement)

to be careful when it comes to sth

ne pas se limiter à faire qc

to go beyond just doing sth