- off-limits adj Am
- [ˌɒf'lɪmɪts]
Mil vietato (-a) (al personale militare), off-limits inv , (not to be entered) off-limits
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
off-limits adj Am
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off limits — adj be off limits a) if a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there = out of bounds be off limits to/for ▪ Footpaths are, of course, off limits to bikers. b) if a subject is off limits, you are not allowed to talk about it ▪ Unlike… … Dictionary of contemporary English
off-limits — adj. barred to a designated group; as, the topless bar is off lints to military personnel. Syn: out of bounds(predicate). [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off-limits — (adj.) forbidden, by 1881, U.S. military academies jargon, from OFF (Cf. off) (adv.) + LIMIT (Cf. limit) (n.). Earlier (1857) it was applied to cadets, etc., who were in violation of the limitations on their movement and behavior … Etymology dictionary
off-limits — [adj] prohibited against the law, banned, barred, forbidden, illegal, illicit, no no*, not allowed, outlawed, out of bounds*, restricted, taboo, unlawful, verboten; concepts 554,576 … New thesaurus
ˌoff-ˈlimits — adj if a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
off-limits — [ôf′lim′its] adj. designated as a place that cannot be entered, visited, or patronized by a specified group … English World dictionary
off limits — also off limits 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ to n If a place is off limits to someone, they are not allowed to go there. Downing Street has been off limits to the general public since 1982... Certain areas have been declared off limits to… … English dictionary
off-limits — /awf lim its, of /, adj. forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons: The tavern is off limits to soldiers. [1950 55, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
off-limits — off′ lim′its adj. forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons, as soldiers • Etymology: 1950–55, amer … From formal English to slang
off-limits — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. forbidden, prohibited, taboo. See prohibition. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. restricted, prohibited, forbidden, barred, out of bounds, banned, taboo, unlawful, illegal. ANT.: unrestricted, open,… … English dictionary for students
off-lim·its — /ˈɑːfˈlıməts/ adj, not used before a noun 1 used to say that people are not allowed to enter a place or use something The basement and garage will be off limits during the renovations. The historical documents have been placed off limits. often + … Useful english dictionary
