illegal

illégal

Que la loi interdit.

En anglais simple : Not allowed by the law.

• These drugs are illegal.
• It is illegal to drive without a license.
• Police stopped the illegal trade in rare birds.

Comment l'utiliser : illegal to do something (It is illegal to sell these animals.)

Synonymes : unlawful, illicit

Contraires : legal, lawful

Expressions courantes : illegal activity, illegal drugs, illegal trade, illegal sale

interdit, irrégulier

Interdit par les règles d’un jeu, d’un sport ou d’un système.

En anglais simple : Not allowed by the rules of a game, sport, or system.

• That is an illegal move in chess.
• The referee punished an illegal tackle.
• The program rejected an illegal command.

Synonymes : forbidden, disallowed

Contraires : legal, permitted

Expressions courantes : illegal move, illegal tackle, illegal position