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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRestringir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: res.tɾin'xiɾ
"Las nuevas regulaciones restringirán la capacidad de la empresa para expandirse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To restrict or limit someone or something.
"The new regulations will constrain the company's ability to expand." - 2
To force someone to act in a certain way.
"She felt constrained by the expectations of her family."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'constrain' originates from the Latin 'constringere', meaning 'to bind together'. It evolved through Old French 'constraindre' before entering Middle English, where it retained the meaning of limiting or restricting something.
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Contraindre
Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁɛ̃dʁ
"Les nouvelles règles vont contraindre la capacité de l'entreprise à se développer."
Einschränken
Transliteration: ˈaɪnʃʁɛŋkən
"Die neuen Vorschriften werden die Fähigkeit des Unternehmens einschränken, zu expandieren."
Costringere
Transliteration: ko'strin.dʒe.re
"Le nuove normative costringeranno l'azienda a limitare la propria espansione."
Restringir
Transliteration: res.tɾin'xiɾ
"Las nuevas regulaciones restringirán la capacidad de la empresa para expandirse."
Restringir
Transliteration: ʁes.tɾĩ'ɡiʁ
"As novas regras vão restringir a capacidade da empresa de se expandir."
बाध्य करना
Transliteration: bādhya karnā
"नए नियम कंपनी की विस्तार करने की क्षमता को बाध्य करेंगे।"
限制
Transliteration: xiànzhì
"新规章将限制公司的扩展能力。"
제한하다
Transliteration: jehanhada
"새로운 규정은 회사의 확장 능력을 제한할 것입니다."
制約する
Transliteration: seiyaku suru
"新しい規則は会社の拡張能力を制約します。"
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