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ban

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noun

Interdiction

Examples :

"The school implemented a ban on cell phones during class. "

L'école a mis en place une interdiction des téléphones portables pendant les cours.

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Interdiction, bannissement

A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms.

Examples :

"Bans is common and ordinary amongst the Feudists, and signifies a proclamation, or any public notice."

Les interdictions sont courantes et ordinaires parmi les féodistes, et signifient une proclamation ou tout avis public.

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Convoque, rassemblement des vassaux du roi pour la guerre

The gathering of the (French) king's vassals for war; the whole body of vassals so assembled, or liable to be summoned; originally, the same as arrière-ban: in the 16th c., French usage created a distinction between ban and arrière-ban, for which see the latter word.

Examples :

"The school's ban was a large gathering of parents, teachers, and students. "

La convocation de l'école était un grand rassemblement de parents, d'enseignants et d'élèves.

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Bannissement, malédiction

A curse or anathema.

Examples :

"The teacher's disappointment was a ban on any further disruptive behavior. "

La déception du professeur était une malédiction sur tout autre comportement perturbateur.

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Amende, pénalité

A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban, such as a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes.

Examples :

"The student's disrespectful behavior resulted in a ban of fifty dollars, a penalty imposed by the school for violating the dress code. "

Le comportement irrespectueux de l'élève a entraîné une amende de cinquante dollars, une pénalité imposée par l'école pour avoir enfreint le code vestimentaire.

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verb

Interdire, bannir

To summon; to call out.

Examples :

"The teacher banned the students to the front of the classroom to address their disruptive behavior. "

Le professeur a appelé les élèves devant la classe pour aborder leur comportement perturbateur.

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Bannir, excommunier

To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban.

Examples :

"The school principal banned the use of cell phones during class. "

Le directeur de l'école a interdit l'utilisation des téléphones portables pendant les cours.

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Maudire, bannir

To curse; to execrate.

Examples :

"The angry teacher banned the disruptive student, wishing misfortune upon him. "

Le professeur en colère a maudit l'élève perturbateur, lui souhaitant le malheur.

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Interdire, bannir

To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

Examples :

"Bare feet are banned in this establishment."

Les pieds nus sont interdits dans cet établissement.

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Maudire, condamner

To curse; to utter curses or maledictions.

Examples :

"The angry teacher banned harsh words at the students. "

Le professeur en colère a maudit les mots durs envers les élèves.

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Ban

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Romanian leu.

Examples :

"The price of the book was 50 lei, or 5000 bani. "

Le prix du livre était de 50 lei, soit 5000 bani.

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Une subdivision monétaire, équivalant à un centième de leu moldave

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Moldovan leu.

Examples :

"The local store accepted the ban as payment, along with the Moldovan leu. "

Le magasin local a accepté le ban comme paiement, ainsi que le leu moldave.

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Ban

A unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit.

Examples :

"The scientist calculated the information content of the DNA sequence using a ban, not a bit. "

Le scientifique a calculé le contenu informationnel de la séquence d'ADN en utilisant un ban, et non un bit.

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Titre, gouverneur

A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.

Examples :

"The historical title "ban" was used in some European countries during the Middle Ages. "

Le titre historique de « ban » était utilisé dans certains pays européens au Moyen Âge.

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