forbidding in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for forbidding in the English»French Dictionary

forbidding [Brit fəˈbɪdɪŋ, Am fərˈbɪdɪŋ] ADJ

forbidding edifice

intimidant

forbidding landscape

inhospitalier/-ière

forbidding expression, look

rébarbatif/-ive

I.forbid <pres part forbidding, prét forbad, forbade, pp forbidden> [Brit fəˈbɪd, Am fərˈbɪd] VB trans

1. forbid (disallow):

forbid

défendre, interdire

forbid sb to do

défendre or interdire à qn de faire

forbid sb sth

défendre or interdire qc à qn

to forbid sth categorically or expressly

interdire formellement qc

2. forbid (prevent, preclude):

forbid

interdire

his health forbids it

sa santé le lui interdit

God forbid!

Dieu m'en/l'en etc garde!

God forbid she should do that!

pourvu qu'elle ne fasse pas cela!

II.to forbid oneself VB refl

to forbid oneself refl:

to forbid oneself sth/to do

s'interdire qc/de faire

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explicitly mention, forbid, show

explicitement

expressly forbid

formellement

specifically ask, demand, forbid, tell, state

explicitement

positively refuse, forbid

catégoriquement

God forbid inf!

Dieu m'en/l'en etc garde!

God forbid he should find out!

pourvu qu'il ne l'apprenne pas!

Translations for forbidding in the French»English Dictionary

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rébarbatif (rébarbative) visage, apparence

forbidding, rebarbative form

austère monument, lieu

forbidding

jamais je ne l'épouserai, Dieu ou le ciel m'en préserve!

God forbid I should ever marry him/her!

forbidding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for forbidding in the English»French Dictionary

forbidding ADJ

forbidding

sinistre

forbid <forbade, forbidden> [fəˈbɪd, Am fɚ-] VB trans

forbid

interdire

to forbid sb sth

interdire qc à qn

to forbid sb from doing sth

interdire à qn de faire qc

Phrases:

God forbid

jamais de la vie!

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heaven forbid

Dieu m'en/nous en garde

Translations for forbidding in the French»English Dictionary

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rébarbatif (-ive) air, mine

forbidding

défendre

to forbid

défendre à qn de +infin

to forbid sb to +infin

interdire à qn de +infin

to forbid sb to +infin

forbidding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to forbid sb sth

interdire qc à qn

to forbid sb from doing sth

interdire à qn de faire qc

God forbid

jamais de la vie!

heaven forbid

Dieu m'en/nous en garde

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The agencies promptly countered by pressuring the city council to pass an ordinance forbidding street speaking.

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The road into and out of it is said to be steep, thorny and very forbidding.

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A gag is parents forbidding children to put their hands in his mouth (a plastic model displaying teeth).

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They appear from the north as a stubby, cone-shaped, firn-covered dome, but from the east as a forbidding, dark rock face.

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The water is kept moving to create the illusion of depth, and occasional funnel drains give the appearance of forbidding whirlpools.

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Because of the increasing popularity of the game, many churches put up signs forbidding pelota games on their porches.

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Although women are not guaranteed a minimum number of seats in parliament, laws forbidding discrimination based on gender was included.

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He had left instructions forbidding a public funeral.

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The bishops, who were divided, satisfied themselves with forbidding him to speak further on the controversy.

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They are the father figures, stern, critical, and forbidding.

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