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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

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

English

French

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

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

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

limiter les dégâts: to avoid the worst

English

French

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

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

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

English

French

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 control: limiter les dégâts

to put a limit on sth: limiter qc

limit: limiter

to limit oneself to sth: se limiter à qc

narrow down activities: limiter

to narrow down to sth: se limiter à qc

confine: limiter

curb inflation, expenses: limiter

narrow possibilities: limiter

cap: limiter

to go beyond just doing sth: ne pas se limiter à faire qc

Présent
je	limite
tu	limites
il/elle/on	limite
nous	limitons
vous	limitez
ils/elles	limitent

Imparfait
je	limitais
tu	limitais
il/elle/on	limitait
nous	limitions
vous	limitiez
ils/elles	limitaient

Passé simple
je	limitai
tu	limitas
il/elle/on	limita
nous	limitâmes
vous	limitâtes
ils/elles	limitèrent

Futur simple
je	limiterai
tu	limiteras
il/elle/on	limitera
nous	limiterons
vous	limiterez
ils/elles	limiteront

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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

to go beyond just doing sth: ne pas se limiter à faire qc

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