verb🔗ShareInterdire, défendreTo disallow; to proscribe."Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden."Il est interdit de fumer dans le restaurant.lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInterdire, défendre(ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command."The teacher is forbidding students from using their phones during class. "Le professeur interdit aux élèves d'utiliser leurs téléphones pendant le cours.lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInterdire, défendreTo oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command."An impassable river forbids the approach of the army."Une rivière infranchissable interdit l'approche de l'armée.actionlawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMaudire, condamnerTo accurse; to blast."The angry teacher forbade the student's disrespectful behavior, hoping to curse the disruptive actions. "Le professeur en colère a maudit le comportement irrespectueux de l'élève, espérant condamner les actions perturbatrices.cursereligionmythologysupernaturalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéfier, braverTo defy; to challenge."What part of "no" do you forbid to understand?"Quelle partie de « non » défiez-vous de comprendre ?actionwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInterdiction, prohibitionThe act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition."The park's forbidding of dogs aimed to protect the wildlife living there. "L'interdiction des chiens dans le parc visait à protéger la faune qui y vit.lawgovernmentrightpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInterdit, menaçant, hostileAppearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant."The teacher's forbidding expression made the students nervous before the test. "L'expression menaçante du professeur rendait les élèves nerveux avant le test.appearancecharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
