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off-limits

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off-lim·its (ôf-lmts, f-)
adj.
Not to be entered or frequented by a designated group: a bar that is off-limits to military personnel.
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Adj.1.off-limits - barred to a designated group; "that area is off-limits"
out-of-bounds
restricted - subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance"
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off-limits [ɒfˈlɪmɪts] ADJ
1. (US) (Mil) → prohibido, de acceso prohibido
2. (fig) [activity, substance] → prohibido
off-limits [ˌɒfˈlɪmɪts] adj (Am) (Mil) → vietato/a (al personale militare), off-limits inv; (not to be entered) → off-limits
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