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запрещать

ban

Meaning of запрещать

to officially say that something is not allowed

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Russian[zəprʲɪˈɕːatʲ]
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запрещать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The city may ban smoking in parks.

Город может запретить курение в парках.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

They want to ban loud music after midnight.

Они хотят запретить громкую музыку после полуночи.

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запрещать belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

запрещатьban
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

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What's the difference between запрещать / запретить / воспретить / запрещение / запрет

🇷🇺Russian
запрещать

ban — to officially say that something is not allowed

B1Often

The city may ban smoking in parks.

Город может запретить курение в парках.

З
🇷🇺Russian
запрещать

General word meaning to officially or personally say that something is not allowed.

B1Very Often

The authorities ban smoking in public places.

Власти запрещают курение в общественных местах.

З
🇷🇺Russian
запретить

Perfective form: to make something officially not allowed; to impose a ban.

B1Very Often

The government banned the sale of alcohol at night.

Правительство запретило продажу алкоголя ночью.

В
🇷🇺Russian
воспретить

A bookish and somewhat old-fashioned word meaning 'to forbid'.

B1Rarely

The charter forbade entry to outsiders.

В уставе воспретили вход посторонним.

З
🇷🇺Russian
запрещение

Noun: the act or measure of forbidding something.

B1Often

The ban on smoking applies to all trains.

Запрещение курения действует во всех поездах.

З
🇷🇺Russian
запрет

Noun: the rule or order that does not allow something.

B1Very Often

There is a ban on the sale of alcohol.

На продажу алкоголя действует запрет.

В
🇷🇺Russian
вето

An official prohibition, especially the right to stop a decision or law.

B1Often

The president imposed a veto on the new law.

Президент наложил вето на новый закон.

Э
🇷🇺Russian
эмбарго

An official ban on trade or exchange, usually in international politics.

B1Rarely

The country imposed an embargo on oil imports.

Страна ввела эмбарго на импорт нефти.

Б
🇷🇺Russian
блокировка

Temporary blocking of access or operation; not always a legal ban, often used for technology or internet.

B1Often

The authorities announced a blocking of the website.

Власти объявили блокировку сайта.

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запрещать translation: ban. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce запрещать

[zəprʲɪˈɕːatʲ]

запрещать translation

ban

запрещать examples

The city may ban smoking in parks.

запрещать transcription

[zəprʲɪˈɕːatʲ]

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запрещать meaning: what does it mean?

официально объявлять что-то недопустимым

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The city may ban smoking in parks. Translation: Город может запретить курение в парках.

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