limit

limite, restrizione

Regola o confine che stabilisce quanto puoi fare, avere o usare.

In inglese semplice: A rule or boundary that controls how much you can do, have, or use.

• The speed limit is fifty.
• We set a limit on spending.
• Have you exceeded your credit limit?

Come si usa: a limit on something (There is a limit on the number of visitors.); a limit to something (There are legal limits to the president's power.)

Sinonimi: restriction, cap, ceiling

Espressioni comuni: speed limit, time limit, set a limit

limite, massimo

Punto più lontano raggiungibile da qualcosa o quantità massima possibile.

In inglese semplice: The furthest point something can reach or the greatest amount that is possible.

• Everyone has a limit.
• The machine was working at its limit.
• That journey tested the limits of my patience.

Come si usa: the limit of something (The runners had reached the limit of their endurance.)

Sinonimi: maximum, boundary

Espressioni comuni: reach the limit, upper limit, limit of endurance, city limit

limitare, restringere

Mantenere qualcosa entro una determinata quantità, area o gamma.

In inglese semplice: To keep something within a particular amount, area, or range.

• We must limit our spending.
• The rule limits each group to ten people.
• They limited the discussion to safety issues.

Come si usa: limit something to something (Please limit your answer to one sentence.)

Sinonimi: restrict, cap

Contrari: expand

Espressioni comuni: limit something to something, limit the amount, limit spending, limit the power

limitare, restringere

Ridurre la libertà di qualcuno o la sua possibilità di fare cose.

In inglese semplice: To reduce someone's freedom or ability to do things.

• Strict rules limit our freedom.
• Her injury limited her ability to walk.
• Don't let fear limit your choices.

Sinonimi: restrict, constrain

Contrari: free, liberate

Espressioni comuni: limit someone's freedom, limit someone's choices, limit someone's opportunities

convergere, tendere

Per una successione o funzione matematica, avvicinarsi sempre più a un determinato valore.

In inglese semplice: For a mathematical sequence or function to get closer and closer to a particular value.

• These values limit on zero.
• The sequence limits on the point marked A.
• Both sequences limit on the same value.

Come si usa: limit on a point/value (This sequence limits on zero.)

Sinonimi: converge

Contrari: diverge

Espressioni comuni: limit on zero, limit on something