limited (redirected from Limited (disambiguation))

lim·it·ed  (lm-td)

adj.

1. Confined or restricted within certain limits: has only limited experience.

2.

a. Not attaining the highest goals or achievement: a limited success.

b. Having only mediocre talent or range of ability: a popular but limited actor.

3. Having governmental or ruling powers restricted by enforceable limitations, as a constitution or a legislative body: limited monarchy.

4. Abbr. Ltd. or Ld. Of, relating to, or being a limited company.

5. Abbr. ltd. Of, relating to, or being transportation facilities, such as trains or buses, that make few stops and carry relatively few passengers.

n. Abbr. ltd.

A limited train or bus.

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limi·ted·ly adv.

limi·ted·ness n.

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limited [ˈlɪmɪtɪd]

adj

1. having a limit; restricted; confined

2. without fullness or scope; narrow

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of governing powers, sovereignty, etc.) restricted or checked, by or as if by a constitution, laws, or an assembly limited government

4. (Transport / Railways) US and Canadian (of a train) stopping only at certain stations and having only a set number of cars for passengers

5. (Business / Commerce) Chiefly Brit (of a business enterprise) owned by shareholders whose liability for the enterprise's debts is restricted

n

(Transport / Railways) US and Canadian a limited train, bus, etc.

limitedly  adv

limitedness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	limited - public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York" express public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
Adj.	1.	limited - small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends" narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" unlimited, limitless - having no limits in range or scope; "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv; "the limitless reaches of outer space"
	2.	limited - subject to limits or subjected to limits circumscribed restricted - subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance"
	3.	limited - including only a part incomprehensive, noncomprehensive - not comprehensive
	4.	limited - mediocre modified qualified - limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval"
	5.	limited - not excessive moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"
	6.	limited - having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission" special specific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"
	7.	limited - not unlimited; "a limited list of choices" finite - bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent

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limited

adjective

1. restricted, controlled, fixed, defined, checked, bounded, confined, curbed, hampered, constrained, finite, circumscribed They have a limited amount of time to get their point across.
restricted unlimited, limitless, boundless, unrestricted

2. narrow, little, small, restricted, slight, inadequate, minimal, insufficient, unsatisfactory, scant The shop has a very limited selection.

Translations

limited [ˈlɪmɪtɪd]

A. ADJ

1. (= small) [number, space] → limitado; [resources] → limitado, escaso; [range, scope] → limitado, reducido
we only have a limited amount of time → sólo contamos con una cantidad de tiempo limitada
to a limited extent → hasta cierto punto
"for a limited period only" → sólo por un periodo limitado

2. (= restricted) → limitado
she feels very limited in her job → se siente muy limitada en su trabajo
he has limited use of one arm → tiene algo de movilidad en un brazo
the choice is limited → hay poca elección

3. (esp Brit) (Jur, Comm) (in company names) Hourmont Travel Limited → Hourmont Travel, Sociedad Anónima

B. CPD limited company N (esp Brit) (Comm, Jur) → sociedad f anónima, sociedad f limitada
limited edition N [of book] → edición f limitada; [of picture, record] → tirada f limitada; [of car] → serie f limitada
limited liability N (esp Brit) (Jur) → responsabilidad f limitada
limited partnership N (Comm) → sociedad f limitada, sociedad f en comandita
see also public C

limited [ˈlɪmɪtɪd] adj [amount, number, extent, degree] → limité(e)
to be limited to sth/sb → être limité à qn/qch
limited company n (British) (also private limited company) → société f à responsabilité limitée
limited edition n

[poster, print] → tirage m limité

[book] → édition f à tirage limité
limited liability company n (British) → société f à responsabilité limitée

limited

adj

improvement, number, amount, resources, range → begrenzt, beschränkt; intelligence, knowledge also → mäßig; person → beschränkt; this offer is for a limited period only → dieses Angebot ist (zeitlich) befristet or gilt nur für kurze Zeit; in a more limited sense → in engerem Sinn; this is only true in a limited sense or to a limited extent → dies ist nur in gewissem Maße wahr; he can only get about/look after himself to a limited extent → er kann sich nur eingeschränkt bewegen/sich nur teilweise selber versorgen; they are getting together again to a limited extent → sie haben sich bis zu einem gewissen Punkt versöhnt

(esp Brit Comm) liability, right, authority → beschränkt; ABC Travel Limited → ˜ ABC-Reisen GmbH

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limited:

limited company

n (esp Brit Comm) → ˜ Gesellschaft f → mit beschränkter Haftung

limited edition

n → limitierte Auflage; (of car) → limitierte Serie

limited liability company

n (esp Brit Comm) = limited company

limited parking zone

n → Kurzparkzone f

limited partner

n (esp Brit Comm) → Kommanditist(in) m(f)

limited partnership

n (esp Brit Comm) → ˜ Kommanditgesellschaft f

limited [ˈlɪmɪtɪd] adj → limitato/a, ristretto/a; (means, income) → scarso/a
to a limited extent → entro certi limiti, fino a un certo punto
they are limited in what they can do → hanno una possibilità di agire limitata
limited edition → edizione f numerata