What does restreint in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word restreint in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use restreint in French.
The word restreint in French means restricted, restrain, restrict yourself, limit yourself, limit yourself to, restricted radiotelephone operator's certificate, in a small group, in a small circle. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word restreint
restrictedadjectif (limité) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Notre marge de manœuvre est très restreinte. We have very limited room for manoevre. |
restrainverbe transitif (limiter) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le gouvernement doit restreindre ses dépenses. The government needs to limit its spending. |
restrict yourself, limit yourselfverbe pronominal (limiter ses frais) (transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.") Comme Julien est au chômage, il doit se restreindre. Julian's unemployed so he has to restrict himself |
limit yourself to(se limiter à) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Sa juridiction se restreint aux limites du département. ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. I'm trying to lose weight, so I'm limiting myself to one small piece of chocolate a day. |
restricted radiotelephone operator's certificatenom masculin (habilitation) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le certificat restreint de radiotéléphoniste permet d'utiliser la VHF. |
in a small group, in a small circlelocution adverbiale (en petit comité) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
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