circunscribir

v.

1 to restrict, to confine.

2 to circumscribe (geometry).

Esos tomos circunscriben los eventos Those volumes circumscribe the events

Tanta regla circunscribe a Ricardo So many rules circumscribe Richard.

3 to demarcate, to delimit, to bound.

La cerca circunscribe su propiedad The fence demarcates his property.

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circunscribir

(pp circunscrito,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 to circumscribe

► verbo pronominal circunscribirse

1 (ceñirse) to confine oneself (a, to), limit oneself (a, to)

■ el director se circunscribe a organizar el trabajo the director limits himself to organizing the work

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( pp circunscrito)

1.

VT to circumscribe (a to)

2.

See:

circunscribirse

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1.

verbo transitivo to circumscribe

2.

circunscribirse v pron (frml)

a) (ceñirse)

circunscribirse a algo — to limit o confine oneself to something

b) problema/competencia

circunscribirse a algo — to be limited to something

el problema se circunscribe a esta zona — the problem is restricted o limited to this area

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= circumscribe.

Ex. Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.

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1.

verbo transitivo to circumscribe

2.

circunscribirse v pron (frml)

a) (ceñirse)

circunscribirse a algo — to limit o confine oneself to something

b) problema/competencia

circunscribirse a algo — to be limited to something

el problema se circunscribe a esta zona — the problem is restricted o limited to this area

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= circumscribe.

Ex: Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.

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circunscribir [I34 ]

vt

to circumscribe

■ circunscribirse

v pron

(frml)

1 (ceñirse) circunscribirse A algo to limit o confine oneself TO sth

circunscríbase a la pregunta limit yourself to answering the question

se circunscribió al período de la posguerra she limited o confined herself to the post-war period

2 «problema/competencia»: circunscribirse A algo; to be limited TO sth

el problema se circunscribe a esta zona de la ciudad the problem is restricted o limited to this area of the town

la tormenta se circunscribió al noreste del país the storm was limited o confined to the northeast of the country

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circunscribir

♦ vt

1. [limitar] to restrict, to confine (a to)

2. Geom to circumscribe

♦ See also the pronominal verb circunscribirse

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circunscribir

v/t limit (a to)

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circunscribir {33} vt

: to circumscribe, to constrict, to limit

♦ See also the reflexive verb circunscribirse