embargo

See also: Embargo and embargó

English

Etymology

From Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra. More at embarrass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/
• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡəʊ

Noun

embargo (plural embargoes or embargos)

1. An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
2. A ban on trade with another country.
   • 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage

     Instead he [Jefferson] proposed an embargo, an end to all trade between America and England.

3. A temporary ban on making certain information public.
   • This copy of the federal budget is under embargo until 2 p.m.

Translations

an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port

• Arabic: حَصَار m (ḥaṣār)
• Catalan: embargament m, embarg m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 封港令 (fēnggǎnglìng)

• Czech: embargo (cs) n
• Esperanto: embargo (eo)
• Finnish: saarto (fi)
• French: embargo (fr) m
• German: Embargo (de) n, Beschlagnahme (de) f
• Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
• Icelandic: hafnbann (is) m
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• Ido: embargo (io)
• Japanese: 出港停止 (しゅっこうていし, shukkō teishi)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Kurdish:
• Maori: herepū
• Persian: تحریم (fa) (tahrim)
• Polish: embargo (pl) n
• Portuguese: embargo (pt) m, bloqueio (pt) m
• Russian: эмба́рго (ru) n (embárgo), блока́да (ru) f (blokáda)
• Spanish: embargo (es) m
• Swedish: embargo (sv) n
• Tagalog: pagpigil

a ban on trade with another country

• Arabic: حَظْر m (ḥaẓr)
• Armenian: բեռնարգելք (hy) (beṙnargelkʻ), էմբարգո (hy) (ēmbargo)
• Azerbaijani: embarqo
• Bulgarian: емба́рго n (embárgo)
• Catalan: embargament m, embarg m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 禁運／禁运 (zh) (jìnyùn), 禁运 (zh) (jìnyùn)

• Czech: embargo (cs) n
• Esperanto: embargo (eo)
• Finnish: kauppasaarto (fi)
• French: embargo (fr) m
• Georgian: ემბარგო (embargo)
• German: Embargo (de) n, Ausfuhrsperre f, Handelsverbot (de) m, Handelsembargo n
• Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
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• Icelandic: viðskiptabann n
• Japanese: 禁輸 (きんゆ, kin'yu)
• Korean: 엠바고 (embago), 금수 (ko) (geumsu) (禁輸 (ko))
• Kurdish:
• Maori: herepū
• Persian: تحریم (fa) (tahrim)
• Polish: embargo (pl) n
• Portuguese: embargo (pt) m
• Russian: эмба́рго (ru) n (embárgo)
• Spanish: embargo (es) m
• Swedish: handelsembargo n, embargo (sv) n
• Tagalog: pagpigil
• Turkish: ambargo (tr)
• Vietnamese: cấm vận (vi)

a temporary ban on making certain information public

• Finnish: embargo (fi)
• German: Verbot (de) n
• Kurdish:
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Maori: herepū
• Polish: embargo (pl) n
• Russian: эмба́рго (ru) n (embárgo), запре́т (ru) m (zaprét)

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Translations to be checked

• Italian: ^{(please verify)} embargo (it) m
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Verb

embargo (third-person singular simple present embargoes, present participle embargoing, simple past and past participle embargoed)

1. (transitive) To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
2. (transitive) To impose an embargo on a document.

Anagrams

• Bergamo

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Spanish embargo

Noun

embargo

1. embargo.

Declension

Declension of embargo

nominative	embargo
genitive	embargonıñ
dative	embargoğa
accusative	embargonı
locative	embargoda
ablative	embargodan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Czech

Noun

embargo n

1. embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port)
2. embargo (a ban on trade with another country)

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish embargo or French embargo (itself from Spanish), from Spanish embargar (“to arrest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛmˈbɑr.ɣoː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

Noun

embargo n (plural embargo's, diminutive embargootje n)

1. embargo (order prohibiting ships from leaving port)
2. embargo (ban on trade with another country)

   Synonym: handelsembargo

3. embargo (temporary ban or restriction on making certain information public)

Derived terms

• handelsembargo

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Esperanto

Noun

embargo (accusative singular embargon, plural embargoj, accusative plural embargojn)

1. embargo

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Finnish

Noun

embargo

1. embargo

Declension

Inflection of embargo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		embargo	embargot
genitive		embargon	embargojen
partitive		embargoa	embargoja
illative		embargoon	embargoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		embargo	embargot
accusative	nom.	embargo	embargot
	gen.	embargon
genitive		embargon	embargojen
partitive		embargoa	embargoja
inessive		embargossa	embargoissa
elative		embargosta	embargoista
illative		embargoon	embargoihin
adessive		embargolla	embargoilla
ablative		embargolta	embargoilta
allative		embargolle	embargoille
essive		embargona	embargoina
translative		embargoksi	embargoiksi
abessive		embargotta	embargoitta
instructive		—	embargoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of embargo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative embargoni embargoni accusative nom. embargoni embargoni gen. embargoni genitive embargoni embargojeni partitive embargoani embargojani inessive embargossani embargoissani elative embargostani embargoistani illative embargooni embargoihini adessive embargollani embargoillani ablative embargoltani embargoiltani allative embargolleni embargoilleni essive embargonani embargoinani translative embargokseni embargoikseni abessive embargottani embargoittani instructive — — comitative — embargoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative embargosi embargosi accusative nom. embargosi embargosi gen. embargosi genitive embargosi embargojesi partitive embargoasi embargojasi inessive embargossasi embargoissasi elative embargostasi embargoistasi illative embargoosi embargoihisi adessive embargollasi embargoillasi ablative embargoltasi embargoiltasi allative embargollesi embargoillesi essive embargonasi embargoinasi translative embargoksesi embargoiksesi abessive embargottasi embargoittasi instructive — — comitative — embargoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative embargomme embargomme accusative nom. embargomme embargomme gen. embargomme genitive embargomme embargojemme partitive embargoamme embargojamme inessive embargossamme embargoissamme elative embargostamme embargoistamme illative embargoomme embargoihimme adessive embargollamme embargoillamme ablative embargoltamme embargoiltamme allative embargollemme embargoillemme essive embargonamme embargoinamme translative embargoksemme embargoiksemme abessive embargottamme embargoittamme instructive — — comitative — embargoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative embargonne embargonne accusative nom. embargonne embargonne gen. embargonne genitive embargonne embargojenne partitive embargoanne embargojanne inessive embargossanne embargoissanne elative embargostanne embargoistanne illative embargoonne embargoihinne adessive embargollanne embargoillanne ablative embargoltanne embargoiltanne allative embargollenne embargoillenne essive embargonanne embargoinanne translative embargoksenne embargoiksenne abessive embargottanne embargoittanne instructive — — comitative — embargoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative embargonsa embargonsa accusative nom. embargonsa embargonsa gen. embargonsa genitive embargonsa embargojensa partitive embargoaan embargoansa embargojaan embargojansa inessive embargossaan embargossansa embargoissaan embargoissansa elative embargostaan embargostansa embargoistaan embargoistansa illative embargoonsa embargoihinsa adessive embargollaan embargollansa embargoillaan embargoillansa ablative embargoltaan embargoltansa embargoiltaan embargoiltansa allative embargolleen embargollensa embargoilleen embargoillensa essive embargonaan embargonansa embargoinaan embargoinansa translative embargokseen embargoksensa embargoikseen embargoiksensa abessive embargottaan embargottansa embargoittaan embargoittansa instructive — — comitative — embargoineen embargoinensa

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.baʁ.ɡo/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

embargo m (plural embargos)

1. embargo

Further reading

• “embargo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Ido

Noun

embargo (plural embargi)

1. embargo

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Italian

Noun

embargo m (plural embarghi)

1. embargo

Anagrams

• Bergamo, gambero

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Polish

Etymology

From Spanish embargo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛmˈbar.ɡɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

embargo n

1. embargo

Declension

Declension of embargo

	singular	plural
nominative	embargo	embarga
genitive	embarga	embarg
dative	embargu	embargom
accusative	embargo	embarga
instrumental	embargiem	embargami
locative	embargu	embargach
vocative	embargo	embarga

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ẽˈbaʁɡu/
• IPA^(key): /ẽˈbaɾɣu/
• Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

Noun

embargo m (plural embargos)

1. embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port)
2. embargo (a ban on trade with another country)

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Spanish

Etymology

See embargar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emˈbaɾɡo/ [ẽmˈbaɾ.ɣ̞o]
• Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

Noun

embargo m (plural embargos)

1. embargo
2. trade embargo
3. distraint
4. seizure, freezing (juridical detention of goods)
5. foreclosure
6. repossession

Derived terms

• sin embargo

Related terms

• embargar

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Swedish

Noun

embargo n

1. embargo

Declension

Declension of embargo
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	embargo	embargot	embargon	embargona
Genitive	embargos	embargots	embargons	embargonas