Grammatical class

Verb

interdire

(transitive) to forbid, ban, prohibit

Details

Syllables

in-ter-di-re

Phonetics

ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

7849

Freq. (movies)

6949

Freq. (news)

3822

Sentences

Ils voulaient interdire l'esclavage partout aux États-Unis.

They wanted to ban slavery everywhere in the United States.

A1

Je ne peux interdire à quelqu'un d'épouser plusieurs femmes car cela ne contredit pas les écritures.

I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture.

A1

Il se vit interdire l'entrée du cercle.

He was debarred from entering the club.

B1

L'Union Européenne envisage d'interdire les sacs plastiques.

The European Union is considering banning plastic bags.

B1

Le conseil d'école local ferait tout pour interdire ce livre.

The local school board would go to any length to ban that book.

B1

Nous devrions interdire la publicité à destination des enfants.

We should ban advertising aimed towards children.

B1

Nous devons interdire la langue russe sur Tatoeba.

We must ban the Russian language on Tatoeba.

B2

Des efforts sont faits pour interdire la publicité à la télévision.

Efforts are being made to ban advertising on TV.

B2