What does prohibir in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word prohibir in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use prohibir in Spanish.

The word prohibir in Spanish means ban, forbid from doing, prohibit from doing , forbid from doing, banning is banned. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word prohibir

ban

verbo transitivo (impedir, negar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tras el atentado, prohibieron el ingreso de visitantes al aeropuerto.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. My parents forbade me from going to the party.

forbid from doing

(no permitirle algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El médico me prohibió el cigarrillo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. When I was young, my parents wouldn't let me stay out after midnight.

prohibit from doing , forbid from doing

locución verbal (no permitirle una actividad)

El gobierno les prohibió a los comerciantes que importaran mercancías de ese país.
The government prohibited merchants from importing goods from that country.

banning is banned

expresión (no se puede poner restricciones)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
¡Prohibido prohibir! Basta de represión.
Banning is banned! Enough repression!

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