🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

dentro de lo razonable

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈdentɾo de lo raθoˈnable

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Within reason/wɪðˈɪn ˈriː.zən/
adverbial phraseprepositional phraseCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Puedes pedir lo que quieras, dentro de lo razonable."

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1 sense
As adverbial phrase
  1. 1

    Acceptably; sensibly; within reasonable limits or moderation.

    "You can order whatever you like from the menu, within reason."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The idiom combines the preposition 'within' (derived from Old English 'wiðinnan') and 'reason' (from Old French 'resun', ultimately rooted in Latin 'ratio'). First recorded in the 19th century, the phrase evolved to mean acting or occurring within the bounds of good sense, logic, or moderation.

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