limitato

limited, restricted

adjective lee-mee-TAH-toh Less Common

Origin: Past participle of limitare, from Latin limitare, from limes, 'boundary'.

Also means

narrow, confined

Usage Note

Limitato is the past participle of limitare used as an adjective. In formal Italian responsabilità limitata ('limited liability') gives the S.r.l. company type its name — the Italian equivalent of 'Ltd.' or 'LLC'. Colloquially, calling someone limitato can be a mild insult meaning intellectually limited or narrow-minded.

Examples

"Il numero di posti disponibili è limitato."

Natural Translation

The number of available seats is limited.

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