ban

verbieten, sperren

Eine Tätigkeit offiziell untersagen oder jemandem verbieten, etwas zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: Officially stop an activity or prevent someone from doing something.

• The school bans phones in class.
• He was banned from driving.
• Should we ban plastic bags?

So benutzt man es: ban someone from doing something (They banned him from entering the stadium.); ban someone from something (The player was banned from the tournament.)

Synonyme: forbid, prohibit, bar

Gegenteile: allow, permit

Häufige Wendungen: ban something, ban someone from, ban smoking

Verbot, Sperre

Eine offizielle Regel, die eine Tätigkeit oder die Teilnahme einer Person untersagt.

In einfachem Englisch: An official rule that prevents an activity or stops someone from taking part.

• There is a ban on smoking here.
• The court lifted her driving ban.
• They imposed a temporary ban on fishing.

So benutzt man es: ban on something (The city introduced a ban on fireworks.)

Synonyme: prohibition

Häufige Wendungen: ban on something, lift a ban, impose a ban