limite

See also: Limite, límite, and limité

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin līmes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.mit/

• Audio:

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Noun

limite f (plural limites)

1. limit

Derived terms

• à la limite
• limite de temps
• limite des arbres
• limiter
• point limite

 

Adjective

limite (plural limites)

1. (colloquial) edgy, borderline, almost objectionable

   Une blague un peu limite

   A bit of an edgy joke

Verb

limite

1. inflection of limiter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “limite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• milite, milité

Italian

Etymology

From Latin līmitem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.mi.te/
• Rhymes: -imite
• Hyphenation: lì‧mi‧te

Noun

limite m (plural limiti)

1. limit, limitation, bounds

   Synonyms: limitazione, termine, freno

2. boundary, border

   Synonym: confine

3. (geography) line

   Synonyms: livello, linea

Related terms

Related terms

• al limite
• limitare
• limitarsi
• limitato
• limitazione
• limitrofo
• senza limiti

Anagrams

• metili, milite

Ladin

Verb

limite

1. inflection of limiter:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person plural present subjunctive

Latin

Noun

līmite

1. ablative singular of līmes

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈmi.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈmi.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈmi.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈmi.tɨ/

• (Northeastern Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.ˈmi.ti/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: li‧mi‧te

Etymology 1

Noun

limite m (plural limites)

1. limit
2. limitation

   Synonym: limitação

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

limite

1. inflection of limitar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.mi.te/

Noun

limite f pl

1. plural of limită (“limits”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmite/ [liˈmi.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: li‧mi‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from limitar.

Noun

limite m (plural limites)

1. limitation; limit
2. Misspelling of límite.

Etymology 2

Verb

limite

1. inflection of limitar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative