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restringir-se

[ʁeʃ.tɾĩ.ˈʒir.sə]
verb
to restrict oneself, to limit oneself
1. to impose limits on one's own actions, spending, or behavior
She had to restrict herself to a strict budget.
Ela teve que se restringir a um orçamento rigoroso.
2. to confine oneself to a particular area, activity, or subject
The study restricted itself to analyzing data from the past five years.
O estudo se restringiu a analisar dados dos últimos cinco anos.
3. to be limited or confined
The problem restricts itself to the urban areas.
O problema se restringe às áreas urbanas.
Synonyms
limitar-seconfinar-secircunscrever-sereduzir-se
Antonyms
expandir-sealargar-seampliar-seestender-se

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
restringir-se
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
restringir-se
common in formal and informal contexts
Portugal
restringir-se
standard usage, formal register

Related Idioms & Phrases

restringir-se ao essencial
restringir-se a um mínimo
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