prohibit

interdire

Décider officiellement que quelque chose ne doit pas être fait.

En anglais simple : To say officially that something must not be done.

• The rules prohibit smoking.
• The school prohibited phones during exams.
• Does the law prohibit children from working?

Comment l'utiliser : prohibit doing something (The rules prohibit taking photographs.); prohibit someone from doing something (The law prohibits employers from asking certain personal questions.)

Synonymes : ban, forbid, disallow

Contraires : allow, permit

Expressions courantes : prohibit smoking, prohibit something, prohibit someone from

empêcher

Empêcher quelque chose de se produire ou le rendre impossible.

En anglais simple : To prevent something from happening or make it impossible.

• The cost prohibits further expansion.
• Her injuries prohibited any return to work.
• The narrow entrance prohibits access by large vehicles.

Synonymes : prevent, preclude

Contraires : enable

Expressions courantes : prohibit access, prohibit further growth