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interdire
/ɛ̃tɛʁdiʁ/
to forbid
Il est interdit de fumer ici.
It is forbidden to smoke here.
general
To forbid or prohibit
Il est interdit de fumer ici.
It is forbidden to smoke here.
formal
To ban someone from a place
On lui interdit lentrée du stade.
He is banned from entering the stadium.
Word Origin
From Latin interdicere, to forbid.
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais