verboten
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9.2
- adjective
- /fɛrˈboʊtən/
:
prohibido
- Both photography and audio recording are verboten in the San Jose courthouse.
Just the title of the the show or the movie was verboten.
- Just the title of the the show or the movie was verboten.
- So, yes, I mean, the idea that you can say something that is so verboten that we we can't even tolerate hearing it.
- So Rand is a is a strange case, by the way, in academic philosophy, she is like totally verboten.
Examples
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Carrying weapons is verboten.
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Tattoos are strictly verboten.
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I know this is verboten, but if you feel like a chat or maybe dinner, give me a call.
Fiction book (1998) -
And I do know that it is absolutely verboten to do any campaign work while in uniform and on active duty.
Blog text (3) -
But drinking on the job, everyone knew, was strictly verboten.
Fiction book (1998) -
The program has helped break the silence of speaking about sexual orientation as a verboten subject.
Academic text (2006) -
I've since moved to the Bible Belt, so that type of service is strictly verboten in this neck of the woods.
Blog text (9) -
Carrying weapons is verboten in this area due to safety regulations.
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Discussing politics at work is verboten according to company policy.
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Eating in the library is verboten as it disturbs other students.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not allowed by law or official rules
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4.6
Not allowed to enter, use, or talk about
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3.2
Not allowed by law, rules, or custom
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4.0
Not allowed by law
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6.3
Not allowed by law or social rules
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5.2
Not allowed by a social or cultural rule
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7.7
Not allowed by rules, laws, or official standards
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3.7
Not allowed by law or by an authority
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6.4
Not allowed by rules or laws
Not allowed by law or by people in charge
Not allowed by law or by people in charge
The law bans it
Antonyms
How Forbidden
Surface Forms
Etymology
Verboten comes from German, where it simply means 'forbidden' or 'not allowed'. It has the same idea as English forbid/forbidden, so something called verboten is officially or socially banned.