 | English  | German | |
 | exceeding {adj} [a limit] | darüber hinausgehend | |
| Verbs |
| fin. to cap sth. [set a limit to sth.] | 687 etw.Akk. deckeln | |
| to satisfy sth. [e.g. limit value, regulations] | 310 etw. einhalten | |
| to stint sth. [limit] | 147 etw. begrenzen | |
| to contain sth. [control, limit] | etw. in Grenzen halten | |
| Nouns |
| transgression [overstepping a boundary or limit] | 718 Überschreitung {f} | |
| bound [boundary, limit] | 431 Grenze {f} | |
| determination [determining of quality, limit etc.] | 206 Ermittlung {f} [Feststellung, Eruierung] | |
| term [time limit, period] | 158 Frist {f} | |
| floor [lower limit] | 155 Untergrenze {f} | |
| ceiling [upper limit] | 17 Höchstgrenze {f} | |
| line [border, limit] | 15 Grenzlinie {f} | |
| 2 Words |
| in time {adv} [within a given time limit] | fristgemäß | |
| to come below sth. [e.g. limit, measuring value] | etw. unterschreiten [z. B. Grenzwert, Messwert] | |
| to come under sth. [e.g. limit, measuring value] | etw. unterschreiten [z. B. Grenzwert, Messwert] | |
| breaking point [fig.] [limit of what sb. can take] | Belastungsgrenze {f} | |
| econ. ind. corporate trust [a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition] | Kartell {n} [ugs.] [Trust] | |
| comp. hop limit [time to live limit] <TTL> | Lebenszeit {f} [Time-to-live] <TTL> | |
| pol. spec. imperative mandate [limit on the freedom of representative to vote independently] | imperatives Mandat {n} | |
| tech. output limit [also: power output limit] | Leistungsgrenze {f} | |
| switching distance [proximity limit switch] | Schaltabstand {m} [berührungsloser Endschalter] | |
| material tech. yield point [elasticity limit] | Elastizitätsgrenze {f} | |
| 3 Words |
| over the limit {adv} [drink-drive limit] | mit zu viel Alkohol im Blut | |
| 4 Words |
| math. comparison tests {pl} for series [direct comparison test and limit comparison test] | Majoranten- und Minorantenkriterium {n} für Reihen | |
| 5+ Words |
| This is in bad taste. [idiom] [That really is the limit.] | Das ist das Letzte. [Redewendung] [Das ist wirklich die Grenze.] | |
