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limitación

limitation

noun lee-mee-tah-SYOHN Rare

Also means

restriction

Usage Note

Limitación refers to a constraint on what can be done or achieved, whether physical, legal, or personal. The plural limitaciones is frequent: conocer las propias limitaciones ('to know one's own limitations'). The verb is limitar and the adjective limitado/a. Do not confuse with límite (a boundary or deadline).

Examples

"Esta ley impone serias limitaciones a la libertad de prensa."

Natural Translation

This law imposes serious limitations on press freedom.

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