forbid in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for forbid in the English»Spanish Dictionary

forbid <pt forbad forbade, pp forbidden> [Am fərˈbɪd, Brit fəˈbɪd] VB trans

1. forbid (not allow):

forbid

prohibir

taking photographs is strictly forbidden

está terminantemente prohibido tomar fotografías

to forbid sb to + infin

prohibirle a algn +  infin

to forbid sb to + infin

prohibirle a alguien que  +  subj

I've forbidden them to use the car

les he prohibido usar or que usen el coche

“visitors are forbidden to light fires”

“se prohíbe a los visitantes hacer fuego”

to forbid sb sth

prohibirle algo a alguien

2. forbid (prevent):

forbid

impedir

modesty forbids me mentioning it

la modestia me impide mencionarlo

God/heaven forbid!

¡Dios nos libre!

God/heaven forbid that …

Dios quiera que no …

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explicitly deny/order/forbid

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Translations for forbid in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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chus chus

heaven forbid! inf

prohibirle a algn + infinit.

to forbid sb to +  infinit.

prohibir a alg. que + subj

to forbid sb to +  infinit.

te prohíbo que le hables así a tu madre

I forbid you to speak to your mother like that

¡Dios nos libre!

God o heaven forbid!

¡que el cielo no lo permita!

heaven o God forbid!

Dios me libre!

God o heaven forbid!

que la boca se te haga de un lado RioPl inf

Heaven forbid!

forbid in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for forbid in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

forbid

prohibir

to forbid sb from doing sth

prohibir a alguien hacer algo

to forbid sb sth form

prohibir algo a alguien

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God forbid

no lo permita Dios

Translations for forbid in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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¡líbreme Dios!

God [or Heaven] forbid!

privar

to forbid

forbid Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

God forbid

no lo permita Dios

to forbid sb from doing sth

prohibir a alguien hacer algo

to forbid sb sth form

prohibir algo a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Alcohol, drugs, and tobacco are forbidden to its members.

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He wrote to friends immediately, forbidding the former and refusing the latter.

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Commercial airlines generally forbid passengers to bring their own oxygen.

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Born as the third son of the family, he is strictly forbidden to outshine his older brothers.

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He escaped with a light penalty, being forbidden to hold public office from 1660.

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Some may specifically forbid the sale of commercial greetings cards and gift tags that may be made with their kits.

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These new developments we even now foresee, but we are forbidden to include such humanly undiscovered facts in the revelatory records.

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Reactions between these are forbidden by quantum mechanics, thus oxygen is relatively non-reactive at physiological conditions.

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Slaves were forbidden to learn to read and write.

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On the reverse side, the general populace was forbidden foreign travel.

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