sanction

sanción

Castigo o restricción que busca hacer que una persona, organización o país cumpla las reglas.

En inglés sencillo: A punishment or restriction used to make a person, organization, or country obey rules.

• The company faces a financial sanction.
• Several countries imposed sanctions on the government.
• The council lifted the sanctions after talks.

Cómo se usa: sanction against someone/something (The government announced new sanctions against the company.)

Sinónimos: penalty, punishment

Expresiones frecuentes: economic sanction, impose a sanction, trade sanction

aprobación, autorización

Permiso oficial concedido por alguien que tiene autoridad.

En inglés sencillo: Official permission from someone with authority.

• The plan needs official sanction.
• They acted without the council’s sanction.
• The project received royal sanction last year.

Cómo se usa: sanction for something (We need official sanction for the proposed changes.)

Sinónimos: approval, authorization, permission

Antónimos: disapproval

Expresiones frecuentes: official sanction, government sanction, with sanction

sancionar

Castigar a una persona, organización o país, a menudo limitando sus actividades o su comercio.

En inglés sencillo: To punish a person, organization, or country, often by limiting what they can do or trade.

• The league sanctioned the club.
• The government sanctioned banks involved in illegal trade.
• Officials may be sanctioned for breaking the rules.

Cómo se usa: sanction someone for something/doing something (The association sanctioned him for breaking its rules.)

Sinónimos: penalize, punish

Expresiones frecuentes: sanction a country, sanction someone for something

aprobar, autorizar

Dar permiso oficial para hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: To give official permission for something.

• The council sanctioned the project.
• Who can sanction these changes?
• The court has sanctioned the sale.

Sinónimos: approve, authorize

Antónimos: forbid, prohibit

Expresiones frecuentes: sanction a plan, sanction something officially