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2 forbidden
adjective (not allowed: Smoking is forbidden.) prohibidoforbidden vbadj.• prohibido, -a adj.p.p.(Participio pasivo de "to forbid")
I fər'bɪdṇ, fə'bɪdṇ
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[fǝ'bɪdn]1.PT of forbid2. ADJ1) (=not allowed) [book, food, love] prohibidoabortion is forbidden in this country — el aborto es ilegal or está prohibido en este país
it is forbidden to — + infin está prohibido + infin
preaching was forbidden to women — predicar estaba prohibido para las mujeres, predicar les estaba prohibido a las mujeres
2) (=out of bounds) [area, zone] prohibido, vedado; [city] prohibidosome cities are forbidden to foreigners — a los extranjeros se les prohíbe or les está prohibido entrar en algunas ciudades
3) (=taboo) [word, feeling] tabú3.CPDforbidden fruit N — fruto m prohibido
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fə'bidpast tense - forbade; verb(to tell (someone) not to do something: She forbade him to go.) prohibir- forbidding
forbid vb prohibirEl pasado de forbid es forbade y el participio pasado es forbidden; el gerundio se escribe forbiddingtr[fə'bɪd]1 (prohibit) prohibir2 (make impossible) impedir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLGod forbid / Heaven forbid Dios no lo quieraforbidden fruit fruta prohibida1) prohibit: prohibir2) prevent: impedirv.(§ p.,p.p.: forbad, forbidden) = interdecir v.(§pres: -digo, -dices...) pret: -dij-pp: -dichofut/c: -dir-•)• privar v.• prohibir v.• vedar v.fər'bɪd, fə'bɪd1) ( not allow) prohibir*to forbid somebody to + INF — prohibirle* a alguien + inf, prohibirle* a alguien que (+ subj)
2) ( prevent) impedir*God/heaven forbid! — Dios nos libre!
[fǝ'bɪd](pt forbad(e)) (pp forbidden) VT1) (=not allow) prohibirsuch actions are forbidden by international law — el derecho internacional prohíbe este tipo de acciones
to forbid sb to do sth, forbid sb from doing sth — prohibir a algn hacer algo, prohibir a algn que haga algo
I forbade her to see him — le prohibí verlo or que lo viera
she was forbidden to leave or from leaving the country — se le prohibió salir del país, le estaba prohibido salir del país
I forbid you to! — ¡te lo prohíbo!
2) (=prevent) impedirhis pride forbids him from asking for help, his pride forbids his asking for help — su orgullo le impide pedir ayuda
custom forbids any modernization — la tradición impide or hace imposible cualquier modernización
God or Heaven forbid! * — ¡Dios nos libre!, ¡Dios no lo quiera!
God or Heaven forbid (that) I should do anything illegal — Dios me libre de hacer nada ilegal
God or Heaven forbid that he should come here! — ¡quiera Dios or Dios quiera que no venga por aquí!
* * *[fər'bɪd, fə'bɪd]1) ( not allow) prohibir*to forbid somebody to + INF — prohibirle* a alguien + inf, prohibirle* a alguien que (+ subj)
2) ( prevent) impedir*God/heaven forbid! — Dios nos libre!
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5 SE
Multiple Entries: S.E. SE saber se ser sé
saber 1 sustantivo masculino knowledge;
saber 2 ( conjugate saber) verbo transitivo 1 no lo sé I don't know; no sé cómo se llama I don't know his name; ¡yo qué sé! how (on earth) should I know! (colloq); que yo sepa as far as I know; sé algo de algo to know sth about sth; sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject; no sabe lo que dice he doesn't know what he's talking about sin que lo supiéramos without our knowing; ¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!; ¡cómo iba yo a sé que …! how was I to know that …! 2 ( ser capaz de): ¿sabes nadar? can you swim?, do you know how to swim?; sabe escuchar she's a good listener; sabe hablar varios idiomas she can speak several languages verbo intransitivo◊ ¿quién sabe? who knows?;sé de algo/algn to know of sth/sb; yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar I know of a place where you can get it fixedb) (tener noticias, enterarse):yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio◊ sabe dulce/bien it tastes sweet/nice;sé a algo to taste of sth; no sabe a nada it doesn't taste of anything; sabe a podrido it tastes rottenb) ( causar cierta impresión): me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell himsaberse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹lección/poema› to know
se pron pers 1 seguido de otro pronombre: sustituyendo a◊ le, les: ya sé lo he dicho ( a él) I've already told him;( a ella) I've already told her; (a usted, ustedes) I've already told you; ( a ellos) I've already told them; 2 ( en verbos pronominales):◊ ¿no sé arrepienten? [ellos/ellas] aren't they sorry?;[ ustedes] aren't you sorry?; sé secó/secaron ( refl) he dried himself/they dried themselves; sé secó el pelo ( refl) she dried her hair; sé hizo un vestido ( refl) she made herself a dress; ( caus) she had a dress made; sé lo comió todo ( enf) he ate it all 3a) ( voz pasiva):sé publicó el año pasado it was published last yearb) ( impersonal):sé castigará a los culpables those responsible will be punishedc) (en normas, instrucciones):◊ ¿cómo sé escribe tu nombre? how is your name spelled?, how do you spell your name?;sé pica la cebolla bien menuda chop the onion finely
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula 1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf; es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic; era cierto it was true; sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still; que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc) ver tb imposible, difícil etc 2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be; es viuda she's a widow; ver tb estar 1 cópula 2 3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be; ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me 4 (con predicado introducido por `de'): soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba; es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'; no soy de aquí I'm not from around here 5 (hipótesis, futuro): ¿será cierto? can it be true? verbo intransitivo 1b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us? 3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos; somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether 4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) sé para algo to be for sth; ( en locs) ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!; es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes; o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …; sea como sea at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea donde sea no matter where; sea quien sea whoever it is; si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for … ( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb v impers sé v impers to be; sé v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be; fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900 ■ sustantivo masculino 1◊ sé humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):2 ( naturaleza):
sé see◊ saber, ser
saber sustantivo masculino knowledge, learning, information
saber
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa) to know: no sé su dirección, I don't know her address
para que lo sepas, for your information
que yo sepa, as far as I know
2 (hacer algo) to know how to: no sabe nadar, he can't swim
3 (capacidad, destreza) sabe dibujar muy bien, he knows how to draw really well
4 (comportarse, reaccionar) can: no sabe aguantar una broma, she can't take a joke
no sabe perder, he's a bad loser
5 (tener conocimientos elevados sobre una materia) sabe mucho de música, she knows a lot about music
6 (enterarse) to learn, find out: lo llamé en cuanto lo supe, I called him as soon as I heard about it
7 (estar informado) sabía que te ibas a retrasar, he knew that you were going to be late
8 (imaginar) no sabes qué frío hacía, you can't imagine how cold it was
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobre una materia) to know [de, of]: sé de un restaurante buenísimo, I know of a very good restaurant
2 (tener noticias) (de alguien por él mismo) to hear from sb (de alguien por otros) to have news of sb (de un asunto) to hear about sthg
3 (tener sabor) to taste [a, of]: este guiso sabe a quemado, this stew tastes burnt
4 (producir agrado o desagrado) to like, please: me supo mal que no viniera, it upset me that he didn't come Locuciones: el saber no ocupa lugar, you can never learn too much
me ha sabido a poco, I couldn't get enough of it
quién sabe, who knows
vas a saber lo que es bueno, I'll show you what's what
vete a saber, God knows
a saber, namely
se pron pers
1 (reflexivo) 3ª pers sing (objeto directo) (a sí mismo) himself (a sí misma) herself: se cuida mucho, she takes good care of herself (un animal a sí mismo) itself (objeto indirecto) (a sí mismo) (for o to) himself (a sí misma) (for o to) herself (un animal a sí mismo) for o to itself: el león se lamía las heridas, the lion licked its wounds plural (objeto directo) (a sí mismos) themselves (indirecto) (for o to) themselves
2 frml 2.ª pers sing (objeto directo) (a usted mismo) yourself plural (a ustedes mismos) yourselves: dejen de minusvalorarse, stop underestimating yourselves
3 (recíproco) each other, one another: se adoran, they adore each other
4 (impersonal) cualquiera se puede equivocar, anyone can make a mistake
se puede ir en tren, you can go by train
se prohíbe aparcar, parking is forbidden
4 (pasiva) la casa se construyó en 1780, the house was built in 1780
se pron pers
1 (objeto indirecto) 3.ª persona sing (masculino) (to o for) him (femenino) (to o for) her (plural) (to o for) them: se lo dedicó a Carla, he dedicated it to Carla
se lo deletreé, I spelt it for him
se lo susurró al oído, he whispered it in her ear
2 2.ª persona (a usted o ustedes) (to o for) you: no se lo reprocho, I don't reproach you
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit 'sé' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abalanzarse - abandonarse - abarcar - abaratarse - abastecimiento - abatirse - abogada - abogado - abrazarse - abuela - aburrida - aburrido - acabarse - acaramelada - acaramelado - acaso - acentuarse - acercarse - achacar - achantarse - achuchar - aclimatarse - acomodarse - acto - actual - acuerdo - acumularse - acusarse - adelantarse - adherirse - adivinarse - administración - admitir - adónde - adscribirse - afanarse - aferrarse - agachar - agarrar - aglomerarse - agradecer - ahorcarse - aire - alargarse - alejarse - alma - alquilar - alrededor - alta English: A - ablaze - abstain - accessible - acclaim - accomplished - account - account for - accustom - actual - actually - address - administration - admit - adrift - advance - advantage - adventure - advice - advise - after - after-sales - ago - agree - ahead - aid - alienate - alike - alive - all - almost - alone - already - also - alter - always - ambit - ambush - ammunition - anonymous - another - anticipate - antiquated - antisexist - antsy - applaud - approach - apt - archives - arguableSEtr[saʊɵ'iːst](= southeast) SEABBR= southeast SE* * *(= southeast) SE -
6 taboo
tə'bu:plurals - taboos, tabus; noun, adjective((something) forbidden for religious reasons or because it is against social custom: Alcohol is (a) taboo in Muslim societies.)tr[tə'bʊː]1 tabú nombre masculino1 tabútaboo [tə'bu:, tæ-] adj: tabútaboo n: tabú madj.• prohibido, -a adj.n.• tabú s.m.
I tə'buːadjective tabú adj inv
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[tǝ'buː]1.ADJ (socially) tabú; (religiously) sagrado2.N (social) tabú m3.VT declarar tabú, prohibir* * *
I [tə'buː]adjective tabú adj inv
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7 tabu
tə'bu:plurals - taboos, tabus; noun, adjective((something) forbidden for religious reasons or because it is against social custom: Alcohol is (a) taboo in Muslim societies.)
tabú adjetivo invariable taboo ■ sustantivo masculino (pl
tabú adjetivo & mpl tabúes taboo Locuciones: para algunos el sexo es tabú, sex is taboo for some people ' tabú' also found in these entries: English: taboo [tǝ'buː]1.ADJ (socially) tabú; (religiously) sagrado2.N (social) tabú m3.VT declarar tabú, prohibir
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