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restricted

UK
/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
US
/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
restrictedpast participle
UK
/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
US
/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
Used attributively as the past participle of the verb ‘restrict’
Translations
The restricted files were stored in a secure vault.
Les fichiers restreints étaient conservés dans un coffre-fort sécurisé.
Additional translations
classifiéPour des documents officiels ou du renseignement.
Definitions
Having been limited or controlled; subject to restriction.
The restricted files were stored in a secure vault.
Synonyms
limited
constrained
confined
curtailed
inhibited
regulated
controlled
bounded
narrowed
proscribed
restrictedadjective
more restricted
Comp.
most restricted
Super.
UK
/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
US
/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
Translations
Access to the laboratory is restricted to authorized personnel only.
L'accès au laboratoire est restreint au personnel autorisé uniquement.
Additional translations
limitéQuand l’idée est une portée, une quantité ou une liberté réduite.
interditPour un lieu ou une zone interdite au public.
réservéSurtout pour l'accès ou l'usage réservé à un groupe précis.
confidentielPour des documents ou des informations classés secrets ou confidentiels.
Definitions
Limited in extent, number, scope, or action.
Access to the laboratory is restricted to authorized personnel only.
Subject to limitations or controls, often by regulations or laws.
The restricted area is off-limits to the public for safety reasons.
Confined or limited in a specific way, often referring to movement or freedom.
The animal was kept in a restricted space, unable to roam freely.
Classified as secret or confidential; not intended for public knowledge.
He was denied access because the documents were restricted intelligence files.
Synonyms
limited
constrained
confined
controlled
narrowed
bound
inhibited
prohibited
Antonyms
unrestricted
free
open
restrictverb

restricted

Past Simple

restricted
Past Simple
restricted
Past Participle
restricting
ing-form
UK
/rɪˈstrɪkt/
US
/rɪˈstrɪkt/
Translations
restreindreVerbe courant pour exprimer l’idée de réduire, de limiter ou de soumettre à des contraintes.
The new law will restrict the number of cars allowed in the city center.
La nouvelle loi restreindra le nombre de voitures autorisées dans le centre-ville.
limiterTrès courant, notamment pour des quantités, des possibilités ou des libertés; à la forme pronominale : se limiter à.
He restricted his spending to the essentials.
Il a limité ses dépenses à l'essentiel.
Additional translations
confinerSens plus rare : enfermer ou maintenir dans des limites précises.
Definitions
To limit the amount or range of something.
The new law will restrict the number of cars allowed in the city center.
To confine someone or something within certain boundaries.
The park is restricted to residents only during the weekends.
To place limitations on someone's actions or movements.
The doctor advised him to restrict his physical activities until he fully recovers.
To limit oneself to a specified amount or activity, often expressed with "oneself" or "to".
Trying to lose weight, she restricted herself to one slice of bread at breakfast.
Synonyms
limit
confine
curtail
restrain
control
hamper
inhibit
constrain
reduce
suppress
Antonyms
allow
permit
liberate
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