prohibir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prohibēre, present active infinitive of prohibeō (“prohibit”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.iˈβi]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾo.iˈbi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.iˈbiɾ]

Verb

prohibir (first-person singular present prohibeixo, first-person singular preterite prohibí, past participle prohibit)

1. (transitive) to prohibit

Related terms

• prohibició

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prohibēre, present active infinitive of prohibeō (“prohibit”)

Verb

1. (transitive) to forbid, to prohibit, to enjoin

   prohíbese fumar — “no smoking” (literally, “smoking is prohibited”)

   prohibido estacionar — “no parking”

Synonyms

• abolir
• non permitir

Antonyms

• autorizar
• permitir

Related terms

• prohibición
• prohibicionista
• prohibicionismo
• prohibido
• prohibitivo
• prohibitivamente
• prohibitorio

Further reading

• “prohibir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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Portuguese

Verb

1. Obsolete spelling of proibir.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prohibēre, present active infinitive of prohibeō (“prohibit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoiˈbiɾ/ [pɾoi̯ˈβ̞iɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to forbid, prohibit, enjoin

   se prohíbe fumar ― no smoking (literally, “smoking is prohibited”)

   prohibido estacionar ― no parking

   Synonyms: desautorizar, inhibir, interdecir, ilegitimar, no permitir, privar, vedar

Related terms

• prohibición
• prohibicionismo
• prohibicionista
• prohibido
• prohibitivamente
• prohibitivo
• prohibitorio