banish

bandire, esiliare

Costringere qualcuno a lasciare un luogo e vietargli di tornarci.

In inglese semplice: To force someone to leave a place and never come back.

• The queen banished her enemy.
• He was banished from his homeland.
• Would they banish her for speaking out?

Come si usa: banish someone from somewhere (The ruler banished his rival from the kingdom.); banish someone to somewhere (They banished the prisoner to a distant island.)

Sinonimi: exile, expel

Espressioni comuni: banish someone, banish someone forever

scacciare, dissipare

Far sparire un pensiero, un sentimento o qualcosa di indesiderato.

In inglese semplice: To make an unwanted thought, feeling, or thing go away.

• His smile banished my fears.
• A warm meal can banish the winter chill.
• She could not banish those doubts from her mind.

Come si usa: banish something from something (She tried to banish the memory from her mind.)

Sinonimi: dispel, drive away, remove

Espressioni comuni: banish fear, banish something completely, banish negative thoughts