to forbid sb sth — proibire qc a qn
to forbid sb to do sth — proibire a qn di fare qc
"smoking forbidden" — "vietato fumare"
God forbid! — Dio non voglia!
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
for|bid´der — for|bid «fuhr BIHD», verb, bade or bad, bid|den or bid, bid|ding. –v.t. 1. to not allow; say one must not do something; make a rule against; prohibit; … Useful english dictionary
for|bid — «fuhr BIHD», verb, bade or bad, bid|den or bid, bid|ding. –v.t. 1. to not allow; say one must not do something; make a rule against; prohibit; … Useful english dictionary
for|bid|den — «fuhr BIHD uhn», adjective, verb. –adj. not allowed; against the law or the rules; prohibited: »Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Forbidden crossings of the border continued. a) a past participle of forbid: »My father has forbidden me to go swimming… … Useful english dictionary
Forbid — For*bid (f[o^]r*b[i^]d ), v. t. [imp. {Forbade} (f[o^]r*b[a^]d ); p. p. {Forbidden} (f[o^]r*b[i^]d d n) ({Forbid}, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Forbidding} (f[o^]r*b[i^]d d[i^]ng).] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbe[ o]dan; pref. for + be[ o]dan to bid; akin … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forbid — For*bid (f[o^]r*b[i^]d ), v. t. [imp. {Forbade} (f[o^]r*b[a^]d ); p. p. {Forbidden} (f[o^]r*b[i^]d d n) ({Forbid}, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Forbidding} (f[o^]r*b[i^]d d[i^]ng).] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbe[ o]dan; pref. for + be[ o]dan to bid; akin … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forbid — For*bid , v. i. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. I did not or forbid. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forbid — for|bid [ fər bıd ] (past tense for|bade [ fər beıd ] or for|bad [ fər bæd ] ; past participle for|bid|den [ fər bıdn ] ) verb transitive ** 1. ) to state that something is not allowed, according to a rule, law, or custom: PROHIBIT: new… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
forbid — for|bid [fəˈbıd US fər ] v past tense forbade [ ˈbæd, ˈbeıd] past participle forbidden [ ˈbıdn] present participle forbidding [T] [: Old English; Origin: forbeodan] 1.) to tell someone that they are not allowed to do something, or that something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
forbid — for•bid [[t]fərˈbɪd, fɔr [/t]] v. t. bade bad bid, bid•den bid, bid•ding 1) to command (a person) not to do or have something or not to enter some place 2) to prohibit or bar (something); make a rule or law against: to forbid smoking[/ex] 3) to… … From formal English to slang
forbid — for·bid … English syllables
forbid — [OE] Forbid is a compound verb that appears to have been coined in prehistoric Germanic times from the prefix *fer , denoting negation or exclusion (as in forget) and *bithjan, source of English bid – hence, ‘command not to do something’. It… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
