restrict

restrict
transitive verb
beschränken (to auf + Akk.); [Kleidung:] be-, einengen
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[rə'strikt]
verb
1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) beschränken
2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) einschränken
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- restriction
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re·strict
[rɪˈstrɪkt]
vt
1. (limit)
to \restrict sth etw beschränken [o einschränken]; number etw begrenzen
to \restrict sb to sth:
we will have to \restrict managers to half an hour's lunch break wir müssen die Mittagspause für Manager auf eine halbe Stunde beschränken
to \restrict oneself to sth sich akk auf etw beschränken
to \restrict freedom of speech die Redefreiheit beschneiden
to \restrict the sale of cigarettes den Verkauf von Zigaretten mit Restriktionen belegen
to \restrict vision [or visibility] die Sicht einschränken
2. (deprive of right)
to \restrict sb from sth jdm etw untersagen
3. (confine)
to \restrict sb to sth jdn in etw akk einsperren
to be \restricted to barracks Kasernenarrest haben
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[rI'strɪkt]
vt
1) (= limit) beschränken (to auf +acc); freedom, authority also einschränken; time, number also begrenzen (to auf +acc)

to restrict sb's movements — jdn in seiner Bewegungsfreiheit einschränken

all speakers are restricted to three hours — die Redezeit ist auf drei Stunden beschränkt

2)

(= hinder) restricting clothes — beengende Kleidungsstücke

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restrict [rıˈstrıkt] v/t
a) einschränken
b) beschränken, begrenzen (beide:
to auf akk):
be restricted within narrow limits eng begrenzt sein;
be restricted to doing sich darauf beschränken müssen, etwas zu tun;
restrict a road AUTO Br eine Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung für eine Straße einführen
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transitive verb
beschränken (to auf + Akk.); [Kleidung:] be-, einengen
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v.
beschränken v.
drosseln v.
einschränken v.

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