forbid

interdire

Dire à quelqu’un qu’il ne doit pas faire quelque chose, ou établir une règle qui l’empêche.

En anglais simple : To tell someone they must not do something, or make a rule against it.

• They forbid smoking here.
• My parents forbade me to go.
• The rules forbid visitors from feeding the animals.

Comment l'utiliser : forbid someone to do something (The doctor forbade him to drive.); forbid someone from doing something (They forbid staff from using personal phones at work.); forbid doing something (The club forbids taking photographs inside.)

Synonymes : ban, prohibit, disallow

Contraires : allow, permit

Expressions courantes : forbid someone entry, forbid smoking, forbid someone to

empêcher

Rendre quelque chose impossible à cause de conditions ou de circonstances difficiles.

En anglais simple : To make something impossible because of a difficult situation or condition.

• The storm forbade further travel.
• Steep cliffs forbid any approach from the sea.
• His poor health forbids such a demanding journey.

Synonymes : prevent, preclude, hinder

Contraires : enable

Expressions courantes : forbid any approach, forbid further travel, forbid all passage