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be restricted

[/bi rɪˈstrɪktɪd/]
verb
ser restringido
1. to be limited or confined within certain boundaries or conditions
Access to the building is restricted to employees only.
O acesso ao prédio é restringido apenas aos funcionários.
2. to be subject to limitations or constraints
Her activities were restricted after the injury.
Suas atividades foram restringidas após a lesão.
3. to be kept within a specific area or scope
Smoking is restricted to designated areas.
Fumar é restringido a áreas designadas.
Synonyms
be limitedbe constrainedbe confinedbe boundedbe curtailed
Antonyms
be unrestrictedbe freebe unlimitedbe liberatedbe allowed

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ser restringido
Standard usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
ser restringido
Same as general Brazilian
São Paulo
ser restringido
Same as general Brazilian
Portugal
estar restringido
Portuguese often uses 'estar' instead of 'ser' for restrictive conditions

Related Idioms & Phrases

be restricted to
be restricted by
be highly restricted
have restrictions placed on someone
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