prohibit

prohibir

Establecer oficialmente que algo no se puede hacer.

En inglés sencillo: To say officially that something must not be done.

• The rules prohibit smoking.
• The school prohibited phones during exams.
• Does the law prohibit children from working?

Cómo se usa: prohibit doing something (The rules prohibit taking photographs.); prohibit someone from doing something (The law prohibits employers from asking certain personal questions.)

Sinónimos: ban, forbid, disallow

Antónimos: allow, permit

Expresiones frecuentes: prohibit smoking, prohibit something, prohibit someone from

impedir, imposibilitar

Evitar que algo ocurra o hacer que resulte imposible.

En inglés sencillo: To prevent something from happening or make it impossible.

• The cost prohibits further expansion.
• Her injuries prohibited any return to work.
• The narrow entrance prohibits access by large vehicles.

Sinónimos: prevent, preclude

Antónimos: enable

Expresiones frecuentes: prohibit access, prohibit further growth