off-limits

off-lim·its

(ôf-lĭm′ĭts, ŏf-)

adj.

Not to be entered or frequented by a designated group: a bar that is off-limits to military personnel.

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off′-lim′its

adj.

forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons, as soldiers.

[1950–55, Amer.]

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Adj.

off-limits - barred to a designated group; "that area is off-limits"

out-of-bounds

restricted - subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance"

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off-limits

[ɒfˈlɪmɪts] ADJ

1. (US) (Mil) → prohibido, de acceso prohibido

2. (fig) [activity, substance] → prohibido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

off-limits

[ˌɒfˈlɪmɪts] adj (Am) (Mil) → vietato/a (al personale militare), off-limits inv; (not to be entered) → off-limits

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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