forbid

forbid
fə'bid
past tense - forbade; verb
(to tell (someone) not to do something: She forbade him to go.) prohibir
- forbidding
forbid vb prohibir
smoking is forbidden está prohibido fumar
El pasado de forbid es forbade y el participio pasado es forbidden; el gerundio se escribe forbidding
forbid
tr[fə'bɪd]
transitive verb (pt forbade tr[fɔː'beɪd] , pp forbidden tr[fə'bɪdən] , ger forbidding)
1 (prohibit) prohibir
■ I forbid you to see my daughter again te prohíbo que vuelvas a ver a mi hija
■ smoking is forbidden (está) prohibido fumar
2 (make impossible) impedir
■ decency forbids me to give more details la decencia me impide dar más detalles
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
God forbid / Heaven forbid Dios no lo quiera
■ Heaven forbid that Mother should find out Dios no quiera que se entere mamá
forbidden fruit fruta prohibida
forbidden ground (place) lugar nombre masculino prohibido 2 (subject) tema nombre masculino tabú
forbid [fər'bɪd] vt, -bade [-'bæd, -'beɪd] or -bad [-'bæd] ; -bidden [-'bɪdə n] ; -bidding
1) prohibit: prohibir
2) prevent: impedir
forbid
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: forbad, forbidden) = interdecir v.
(§pres: -digo, -dices...) pret: -dij-
pp: -dicho
fut/c: -dir-•)
• privar v.
• prohibir v.
• vedar v.
fər'bɪd, fə'bɪd
transitive verb (past forbad(e); past p forbidden)
1) (not allow) prohibir*

to forbid somebody to + INF — prohibirle* a alguien + inf, prohibirle* a alguien que (+ subj)

2) (prevent) impedir*

God/heaven forbid! — Dios nos libre!

[fǝ'bɪd]
(pt forbad(e)) (pp forbidden) VT
1) (=not allow) prohibir

such actions are forbidden by international law — el derecho internacional prohíbe este tipo de acciones

to forbid sb alcohol — prohibir el alcohol a algn

to forbid sb to do sth, forbid sb from doing sth — prohibir a algn hacer algo, prohibir a algn que haga algo

I forbade her to see him — le prohibí verlo or que lo viera

I forbid you to go — te prohíbo que vayas

she was forbidden to leave or from leaving the country — se le prohibió salir del país, le estaba prohibido salir del país

I forbid you to! — ¡te lo prohíbo!

2) (=prevent) impedir

his pride forbids him from asking for help, his pride forbids his asking for help — su orgullo le impide pedir ayuda

custom forbids any modernization — la tradición impide or hace imposible cualquier modernización

God or Heaven forbid! * — ¡Dios nos libre!, ¡Dios no lo quiera!

God or Heaven forbid (that) I should do anything illegal — Dios me libre de hacer nada ilegal

God or Heaven forbid that he should come here! — ¡quiera Dios or Dios quiera que no venga por aquí!

* * *
[fər'bɪd, fə'bɪd]
transitive verb (past forbad(e); past p forbidden)
1) (not allow) prohibir*

to forbid somebody to + INF — prohibirle* a alguien + inf, prohibirle* a alguien que (+ subj)

2) (prevent) impedir*

God/heaven forbid! — Dios nos libre!


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