delimitar (spanish) - meaning, definition, translation, pronunciation

Part of Speech

delimitar - verb

Phonetic Transcription

/deli.miˈtaɾ/

Translation Options into English

• to delimit
• to define
• to outline
• to set boundaries

Meaning and Usage in Spanish

"Delimitar" means to define the boundaries or limits of something, often used in contexts relating to borders, territories, and scope of ideas or activities. It can describe both physical demarcations (like land or property borders) and abstract ones (such as a project's objectives).

This term is fairly common in both written and oral language but may appear more often in formal contexts such as legal, scientific, or administrative settings.

Example Sentences

1. Debemos delimitar claramente los límites del proyecto.

2. We must clearly delimit the project’s boundaries.

3. La organización se encargará de delimitar las áreas protegidas en el parque.

4. The organization will be responsible for delimiting the protected areas in the park.

5. Es importante delimitar el tiempo disponible para la reunión.

6. It is important to delimit the time available for the meeting.

Idiomatic Expressions

While "delimitar" does not have many direct idiomatic expressions, it is used in phrases regarding boundaries and limits:

1. Delimitar el espacio personal
2. To delimit personal space.
3. (Es fundamental delimitar el espacio personal en una conversación.)

4. (It is essential to delimit personal space in a conversation.)

5. Delimitar las responsabilidades

6. To delimit responsibilities.
7. (El líder del equipo necesita delimitar las responsabilidades de cada miembro.)

8. (The team leader needs to delimit the responsibilities of each member.)

9. Delimitar los objetivos

10. To delimit objectives.
11. (Antes de empezar, debemos delimitar los objetivos del trabajo.)
12. (Before we begin, we should delimit the objectives of the work.)

Etymology

The word "delimitar" originates from the Latin "de" (to remove) and "limitem" (limiting or boundary), indicating the action of setting or removing limits.

Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms: - definir (to define) - establecer (to establish) - marcar (to mark)

Antonyms: - ampliar (to expand) - confundir (to confuse) - difuminar (to blur)