No. 5,634 in Russian
пределы
Limits, boundaries, or confines.
In a sentence
Он никогда не выходил за пределы города.
He never went beyond the limits of the city.
Here, "пределы" refers to the boundaries or limits of a physical place, in this case, the city.
Ее знания выходят за пределы обычного.
Her knowledge goes beyond the limits of the ordinary.
In this sentence, "пределы" metaphorically describes the extent of knowledge, showing that it exceeds normal expectations.
Я работаю в пределах своих возможностей.
I work within the limits of my capabilities.
Here, "пределы" is used to denote the scope or extent of one's abilities, indicating a restriction or boundary set by personal capability.
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