What does vietato in Italian mean?

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

The word vietato in Italian means forbidden, forbid, obstruct, wrong way, smoking forbidden, no smoking, no open flames, open flames prohibited. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vietato

forbidden

aggettivo (proibito)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Questo è un senso vietato, devi fare il giro del palazzo se vuoi passarci con l'auto.
Driving in this direction is forbidden, you have to go around the building with your car.

forbid

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (proibire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Una legge vieta di dar da mangiare ai colombi.
A law prohibits giving food to doves.

obstruct

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (estensione (ostacolare, impedire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mio padre mi vietava di uscire durante la settimana.
My father blocked me from going out during the week.

wrong way

smoking forbidden, no smoking

no open flames, open flames prohibited

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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