limit

limit
limit [{{t}}'lɪmɪt]
1 noun
(a) (boundary, greatest extent, maximum) limite f;
the eastern limits of the empire les limites orientales de l'empire;
I know my limits je connais mes limites, je sais ce dont je suis capable;
his arrogance knows no limits son arrogance ne connaît pas de limites;
there is no limit to his powers ses pouvoirs sont illimités;
our resources are stretched to the limit nous sommes au bout de nos ressources;
there's a limit to my patience ma patience a des limites;
within limits dans une certaine mesure;
within the limits of the present regulations dans le cadre délimité par le présent règlement;
I'd like to help but there are limits je veux bien aider mais il y a des limites;
I agree with you, within limits je suis d'accord avec toi, jusqu'à un certain point;
off limits interdit d'accès;
the bar's off limits to servicemen le bar est interdit aux militaires;
that's the (absolute) limit! c'est le comble!;
she really is the limit! elle dépasse vraiment les bornes!;
what is the limit on this road? (speed) quelle est la limitation ou {{}}French Canadian{{}} limite de vitesse sur cette route?;
to fix a limit (in insurance) fixer les pleins
(b) (restriction) limitation f;
the limit on Japanese imports la limitation des importations japonaises;
to put or to set a limit on sth limiter qch;
weight limit limitation f de poids;
{{}}British{{}} to be over the limit (driver) dépasser le taux d'alcoolémie autorisé
2 transitive verb
limiter;
we're trying to limit costs nous essayons de limiter les coûts;
they are limiting their research to one kind of virus ils limitent leurs recherches à un seul type de virus;
to limit oneself to two whiskies se limiter à deux whiskies;
she limits herself to one visit a week elle se contente d'une visite par semaine;
I will limit myself to observing that… je me bornerai à observer que…
►► {{}}Stock Exchange{{}} limit order ordre m limite

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