Verboten Meaning in English

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التعريف

'Verboten' is a formal word, borrowed from German, meaning something is strictly forbidden or not allowed, often by rules or law.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used mainly in formal, legal, or humorous contexts; often signals rules or taboos. Not common in casual speech. Often found in phrases like 'verboten area'. Stronger than 'forbidden' or 'not allowed'.

• Spanish: prohibido - vetado
• Portuguese (BR): proibido - vetado
• Portuguese (PT): proibido - vedado
• Chinese (Simplified): 禁止的 - 不允许的
• Chinese (Traditional): 禁止的 - 不允許的
• Hindi: निषिद्ध - वर्जित
• Arabic: ممنوع - محظور
• Bengali: সাংঘাতিকভাবে নিষিদ্ধ - কঠোরভাবে নিষিদ্ধ
• Russian: строго запрещено
• Japanese: 厳禁 - 禁止
• Vietnamese: cấm tuyệt đối - tuyệt đối không được phép
• Korean: 엄격히 금지된
• Turkish: kesinlikle yasak
• Urdu: سختی منع
• Indonesian: sangat dilarang - terlarang

جمل نموذجية

Photography is verboten during the performance.

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Smoking here is strictly verboten.

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Entering this room is verboten without permission.

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Talking about politics at family dinners used to be totally verboten.

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That kind of behavior is absolutely verboten at school.

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Sneaking snacks into the cinema? Totally verboten, but everyone does it.

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