limitation

limitación, restricción

Algo que reduce lo que puedes hacer o conseguir.

En inglés sencillo: Something that reduces what you can do or how much you can achieve.

• Money is our main limitation.
• The new software has several limitations.
• We found a way to overcome the limitation on storage space.

Cómo se usa: limitation on something (There is a limitation on the number of guests.); limitation of something (We must understand the limitations of this method.)

Sinónimos: restriction, constraint, limit

Expresiones frecuentes: physical limitation, limitation on something, limitation of something

prescripción

Periodo tras el cual ya no se puede iniciar una determinada acción legal.

En inglés sencillo: A period after which someone can no longer start a particular legal action.

• The limitation period has expired.
• The claim was filed within the three-year limitation.
• A lawyer checked whether limitation prevented them from bringing the case.

Sinónimos: time limit

Expresiones frecuentes: limitation period, statute of limitation, limitation has expired