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off-limits

off-limitsadjective
more off-limits
Comp.
most off-limits
Super.
Compound adjective used predicatively (and occasionally postpositively) to indicate prohibition or restriction.
Translations
interdit d'accèsSe dit d’un lieu auquel l’accès est interdit.
The research facility is off-limits to visitors.
Le centre de recherche est interdit d'accès aux visiteurs.
interditS’emploie pour quelque chose qu’il n’est pas permis de faire, de mentionner ou de toucher.
Personal questions were off-limits during the interview.
Les questions personnelles étaient interdites pendant l’entretien.
Additional translations
tabouPour un sujet qu’on évite de discuter.
Definitions
Prohibited from being entered or accessed; restricted.
The research facility is off-limits to visitors.
Not permitted to be discussed, considered, or touched upon.
Personal questions were off-limits during the interview.
Synonyms
inaccessible
out of bounds
taboo
banned
barred
restricted
prohibited
forbidden
off limits
not permitted
no-go
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