limit

el límite

limitar

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (ultimate point)

a. el límite

(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).

(M)

Triathletes push their bodies to the limit.Los triatletas llevan sus cuerpos al límite.

b. el colmo

(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).

(M)

The kids pushed me to the limit of my patience.Los niños llevaron mi paciencia al colmo.

2. (boundary)

a. el límite

(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).

(M)

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.

3. (restriction)

a. el límite

(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).

(M)

I have a $400 credit limit.Tengo un límite de crédito de $400.

4. (mathematics)

a. el límite

(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).

(M)

The teacher asked us to find the limit of the function.El maestro nos pidió encontrar el límite de la función.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to delimit)

a. limitar

I have to limit my sugar intake.Tengo que limitar mi consumo de azúcar.

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.

Examples

Phrases

off-limits

prohibido

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	limiting
Past:	limited

Indicative of "limit"

	Present	Past	Future
I	limit	limited	will limit
you	limit	limited	will limit
he/she	limits	limited	will limit
we	limit	limited	will limit
you	limit	limited	will limit
they	limit	limited	will limit