How to Say "to limit" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to limit” is “limitar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Debes limitar el consumo de azúcar.
You should limit your sugar intake.
El director decidió limitar el presupuesto del proyecto.
The director decided to restrict the project's budget.
Las nuevas leyes van a limitar la libertad de prensa.
The new laws are going to limit freedom of the press.
Regular -ar verb
Limitar follows the standard pattern for verbs ending in -ar. If you know how to conjugate 'hablar', you already know how to conjugate this one!
Limitar vs Limitarse
Mistake: “Me limito comer chocolate.”
Correction: Me limito a comer chocolate. (When using the verb to say you 'confine yourself' to an action, you must use the word 'a' before the next verb.)
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