forbidden in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for forbidden in the English»French Dictionary

forbidden [Brit fəˈbɪd(ə)n, Am fərˈbɪdn] ADJ

forbidden

défendu, interdit (to do de faire)

he is forbidden to do

on lui interdit de faire

smoking is forbidden

il est interdit de fumer

forbidden place

lieu m interdit

forbidden subject/fruit

sujet/fruit défendu

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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expressly forbid

formellement

smoking is expressly forbidden

il est formellement interdit de fumer

‘topless bathing forbidden’

‘le topless est interdit’

the throwing of litter is forbidden

il est interdit de jeter des détritus

explicitly mention, forbid, show

explicitement

specifically ask, demand, forbid, tell, state

explicitement

Translations for forbidden in the French»English Dictionary

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défense expresse d'en parler

all mention of it is expressly forbidden

c'est rigoureusement défendu ou interdit

it's strictly ou absolutely forbidden

il est formellement interdit/illégal de faire

it is strictly forbidden/illegal to do

forbidden in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for forbidden in the English»French Dictionary

I.forbid(den) ADJ

forbid(den)

interdit(e)

II.forbid(den) VB

forbid(den) pp of forbid

forbid <forbad(e), forbid(den)> [fər·ˈbɪd] VB trans

forbid

interdire

to forbid sb sth

interdire qc à qn

to forbid sb from doing sth, to forbid sb to do sth

interdire à qn de faire qc

Phrases:

God forbid

jamais de la vie!

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forbidden territory

zone f interdite

strictly forbidden, defined

strictement

it is forbidden to speak or otherwise communicate with them

il est interdit de communiquer avec eux d'une manière ou d'une autre

Translations for forbidden in the French»English Dictionary

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défendu(e)

forbidden

prohibé(e)

forbidden

défendre

to forbid

défendre à qn de +infin

to forbid sb to +infin

interdit(e)

forbidden

fruit défendu

forbidden fruit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As a rule, the groups remained distinct, and mixed marriages between them were forbidden, mostly because of the isolationism of the fishermen.

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Each participating country has one judge on the panel, but judges are forbidden from voting for their own country's contestants.

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There existed a special list of kinds of information forbidden for publication in sources open for general public.

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In the territory is forbidden felling forest, besides sanitary.

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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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Investigating and keen to head off accusations of demonic possession, the protagonists discover and explore a labyrinthine library in the abbey's forbidden principal tower.

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Cards were forbidden, but they managed to play in the evenings by leaving a man standing by the door so that the peephole was covered.

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They are, however, forbidden to mix with humans and will retaliate against any member of their species who does so.

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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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As with the cographs and separable permutations, the series-parallel partial orders may also be characterized by four-element forbidden suborders.

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