verb🔗ShareUntersagen, verbietenTo disallow; to proscribe."Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden."Rauchen im Restaurant ist verboten.lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUntersagen, verbieten(ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command."The teacher is forbidding students from using their phones during class. "Der Lehrer verbietet den Schülern, während des Unterrichts ihre Handys zu benutzen.lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUntersagen, verbietenTo oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command."An impassable river forbids the approach of the army."Ein unüberwindbarer Fluss verbietet den Vormarsch der Armee.actionlawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVerfluchen, verdammenTo accurse; to blast."The angry teacher forbade the student's disrespectful behavior, hoping to curse the disruptive actions. "Der wütende Lehrer verfluchte das respektlose Verhalten des Schülers, in der Hoffnung, die störenden Handlungen zu verdammen.cursereligionmythologysupernaturalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTrotzen, herausfordernTo defy; to challenge."What part of "no" do you forbid to understand?"Welchen Teil von „Nein“ forderst du heraus zu verstehen?actionwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVerbot, UntersagungThe act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition."The park's forbidding of dogs aimed to protect the wildlife living there. "Das Verbot von Hunden im Park sollte die dort lebende Tierwelt schützen.lawgovernmentrightpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUnfreundlich, abweisend, abschreckendAppearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant."The teacher's forbidding expression made the students nervous before the test. "Der unfreundliche Gesichtsausdruck des Lehrers machte die Schüler vor der Prüfung nervös.appearancecharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading