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"Limits" is a noun which is often translated as "el límite", and "boundaries" is a noun which is also often translated as "el límite". Learn more about the difference between "limits" and "boundaries" below.
limit(
lih
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miht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (boundary)
a. el límite (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The police caught the suspects when they were leaving the city limits.La policía atrapó a los sospechosos cuando traspasaban los límites de la ciudad.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to delimit)
b. restringir
That cell phone carrier limits your data use after you have used more than 3 GB.Esa compañía de teléfono celular restringe el uso de datos cuando se haya usado más de 3 GB.
boundary(
baun
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dri
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (limit)
b. la frontera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Columbia River forms the boundary between Oregon and Washington.El río Columbia constituye la frontera entre Oregón y Washington.
2. (sports)
a. la banda (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The batsman scored six runs when he hit the ball over the boundary.El bateador anotó seis carreras cuando mandó la pelota sobre la banda.
