🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

restrição

Pronunciation / Transliteration: restrição

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Restriction/rɪˈstrɪkʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Existem restrições ao consumo de água."

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As noun
  1. 1

    An official limit on something; a rule or condition that limits what you can do.

    "New restrictions on travel were implemented yesterday."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'restriction' originates from the Latin 'restrictio', meaning 'a binding back'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was used to denote limitations or constraints, reflecting the concept of holding back or limiting something.

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