1 (cut-off point, furthest extent) límite; (m) there is a limit to my patience mi paciencia tiene un límite; there's a limit to what doctors can do in such cases lo que pueden hacer los médicos en estos casos es limitado
there are limits! there is a limit to what one can do they can't use interest rates, so there's a limit to what they can do about inflation there's a limit to what you can do with half a ton of breadcrumbs there was no limit to what he might achieve I know my limits he outlined the limits of British power
to be at the limit of one's enduranceat ya no poder más to be at the limit of one's patience haber agotado la paciencia
[beyond] the limits of the Earth's resources are being pushed beyond their limits
behaviour beyond the limits of acceptabilitybeyond comportamiento que va más allá de los límites de lo aceptable; (m) new building has extended beyond the limits of the town that enabled him to drive himself well beyond the limits of ordinary human beings if you push your body beyond the limits of its strength, you will suffer for it
to know no limitsknow no tener límite(s) his anger knew no limits the creativity of this man knows no limits the potential of the American people knows no limits to be [off] limits a one-mile area around the wreck is still off limits
these establishments are off limits to ordinary citizensoff los ciudadanos de a pie tienen prohibido el acceso a estos establecimientos both areas, Tibetans report, are strictly off-limits to local Tibetans the region has been declared off-limits to Iraqi aircraft smoking was off limits everywhere
that sort of question is off limits ese tipo de pregunta se sale de los límites
my wife is off limits, OK? there is a separate lounge for children, which is off limits to adults
that is outside the limits of my experienceoutside eso va más allá de los límites de mi experiencia
it is important that parents set limits for their childrenset es importante que los padres les pongan límites a sus hijos
she tried my patience to the limitto puso mi paciencia a prueba her love for him was being tested to its limits
it is true within limitswithin es verdad dentro de ciertos límites in the circumstances we'll tell you what we can, within limits, of course, and in confidence the expression of aggression within certain limits is a normal part of mental life the individual is free within certain limits to decide on a career within the limits [of] sth she has to work within the limits of a tight budget to live within the limits of one's resources I think you could tell them something, within the limits of discretion, of course within a 5-mile limit a species' population will grow without limit unless kept in check by nature's ruthless predation I have found a universe growing without limit in richness and complexity to go to the limit to do sth Nigel Mansell has vowed to "go to the limit" with world champion Ayrton Senna this season to finally clinch a Formula One world crown the sky is the limit they have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit
2 (permitted maximum) límite; (m) there is no limit on to the amount you can importor no existe un límite con respecto a la cantidad que se puede importar
lead pollution was 80 times the legal limit there is no limit to how much fresh fruit you can eat in a day the economic affairs minister announced limits on petrol sales China attempted to enforce strict limits on family size
one glass of wine's my limitmy con un vaso de vino me basta y me sobra
he was three times over the limitover (Aut) había ingerido tres veces más de la cantidad de alcohol permitida (para conducir) I'm always over the limit on my charge account if police breathalyse me and find I am over the limit I face a long ban and a crippling fine to [place] [set] [put] a limit on sth the bank places sets no limit on the amount that can be borrowed the decree also set a limit on how high prices can rise new domestic regulations place strict limits on the number of trees that can be cut down standards which set limits on the quantity of sewage bacteria in the sea age seven was the lower limit the number of shares any worker can hold should have an upper limit age limitations: eighteen and up - no upper limit sterling would hit its lower limit against the peseta before its lower limit against the mark
3 the limit: it's the limit! (informal) (too much) ¡es el colmo!; ¡es demasiado!; he's the limit! ¡es el colmo!; ¡es el no va más!
