ban

vietare, proibire

Impedire ufficialmente un’attività o proibire a qualcuno di fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Officially stop an activity or prevent someone from doing something.

• The school bans phones in class.
• He was banned from driving.
• Should we ban plastic bags?

Come si usa: ban someone from doing something (They banned him from entering the stadium.); ban someone from something (The player was banned from the tournament.)

Sinonimi: forbid, prohibit, bar

Contrari: allow, permit

Espressioni comuni: ban something, ban someone from, ban smoking

divieto, proibizione

Regola ufficiale che impedisce un’attività o la partecipazione di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: An official rule that prevents an activity or stops someone from taking part.

• There is a ban on smoking here.
• The court lifted her driving ban.
• They imposed a temporary ban on fishing.

Come si usa: ban on something (The city introduced a ban on fireworks.)

Sinonimi: prohibition

Espressioni comuni: ban on something, lift a ban, impose a ban