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to circumscribe
01
circunscribir
to limit the power, freedom, or activity of something to a set of boundaries
Transitive: to circumscribe freedoms or activities
Ejemplos
Over time, tradition and social norms served to circumscribe women's roles within the domestic sphere.
Con el tiempo, la tradición y las normas sociales sirvieron para circunscribir los roles de las mujeres dentro del ámbito doméstico.
02
circunscribir
to draw a line around something
Transitive: to circumscribe sth
Ejemplos
Police initially circumscribed the crime scene with yellow tape to cordon off the area.
La policía inicialmente circunscribió la escena del crimen con cinta amarilla para acordonar el área.
03
circunscribir, delimitar
to draw a shape around another so that it touches the inner shape at specific points without overlapping or cutting through it
Transitive: to circumscribe a geometric shape
Ejemplos
The artist circumscribed a perfect ellipse around the figure, maintaining the correct proportions.
El artista circunscribió una elipse perfecta alrededor de la figura, manteniendo las proporciones correctas.
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