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ban 1
(băn)tr.v. banned, ban·ning, bans
1.
a. To prohibit (an action) or forbid the use of (something), especially by official decree: banned smoking in theaters; banned pesticides in parks. See Synonyms at forbid.
b. To refuse to allow (someone) to do something, go somewhere, or be a participant; exclude: a coach who was banned from the sidelines for two games; a gambler who was banned from the club.
2. South African Under the former system of apartheid, to deprive (a person suspected of illegal activity) of the right of free movement and association with others.
3. Archaic To curse.
n.
1. An excommunication or condemnation by church officials.
2. A prohibition imposed by law or official decree.
3. Censure, condemnation, or disapproval expressed especially by public opinion.
4. A summons to arms in feudal times.
5. Archaic A curse; an imprecation.
[Middle English bannen, to summon, banish, curse, from Old English bannan, to summon, and from Old Norse banna, to prohibit, curse; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
ban 2
(bän)n. pl. ba·ni (bä′nē)
A unit of currency equal to 1/100 of the primary unit of currency in Romania and Moldova.
[Romanian, coin, coin of small worth, perhaps of Germanic origin and akin to Old High German ban, official proclamation, command (the original medieval Romanian coin being so called because coins were necessary to pay fines and feudal dues) and to Old English bannan, to summon; see ban1.]
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ban
(bæn)vb, bans, banning or banned
1. (tr) to prohibit, esp officially, from action, display, entrance, sale, etc; forbid: to ban a book; to ban smoking.
2. (Law) (tr) (formerly in South Africa) to place (a person suspected of illegal political activity) under a government order restricting his movement and his contact with other people
3. archaic to curse
n
4. an official prohibition or interdiction
5. (Law) law an official proclamation or public notice, esp of prohibition
6. a public proclamation or edict, esp of outlawry
7. archaic public censure or condemnation
8. archaic a curse; imprecation
[Old English bannan to proclaim; compare Old Norse banna to forbid, Old High German bannan to command]
ban
(bæn)n
(Historical Terms) (in feudal England) the summoning of vassals to perform their military obligations
[C13: from Old French ban, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German ban command, Old Norse bann ban1]
ban
(bæn)n, pl bani (ˈbɑːnɪ)
(Currencies) a monetary unit of Romania and Moldova worth one hundredth of a leu
[from Romanian, from Serbo-Croat bān lord]
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ban1
(bæn)v. banned, ban•ning,
n. v.t.
1. to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons.
2. Archaic.
n. a. to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon.
b. to curse; execrate.
3. the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
4. informal denunciation or prohibition, as by public opinion.
5. a formal ecclesiastical condemnation or excommunication.
6. a malediction; curse.
[before 1000; Middle English bannen, Old English bannan to summon, proclaim, c. Old High German bannan, Old Norse banna to curse]
ban′na•ble, adj.
ban2
(bæn)n.
1. the summoning of the sovereign's vassals for military service.
2. the body of vassals summoned.
[1200–50; Middle English, aph. variant of iban, Old English gebann summons to arms]
ban4
(bɑn)n., pl. ba•ni (ˈbɑ ni)
a monetary unit of Romania, equal to 1/100 of the leu.
[1960–65; < Romanian]
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ban
Past participle: banned
Gerund: banning
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| Noun | 1. |  ban - a decree that prohibits something decree, fiat, edict, rescript, order - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" banning-order - an order that bans something cease and desist order, enjoining, enjoinment, injunction - (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order" interdict, interdiction - a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity |
| 2. | ban - 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova Moldovan monetary unit - monetary unit in Moldova | |
| 3. | ban - 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania Romanian monetary unit - monetary unit in Romania leu - the basic unit of money in Romania | |
| 4. |  ban - an official prohibition or edict against somethingprohibition - refusal to approve or assent to test ban - a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons | |
| 5. |  BAN - a bachelor's degree in nursing bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies | |
| Verb | 1. |  ban - forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)medium - an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." embargo - ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications" |
| 2. |  ban - prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building" | |
| 3. |  ban - ban from a place of residence, as for punishmentrusticate - send to the country; "He was rusticated for his bad behavior" | |
| 4. |  ban - expel from a community or group |
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ban
verb
noun
1. prohibition, block, restriction, veto, boycott, embargo, injunction, censorship, taboo, suppression, stoppage, disqualification, interdiction, interdict, proscription, disallowance The General also lifted a ban on political parties.
prohibition sanction, approval, permission, allowance
prohibition sanction, approval, permission, allowance
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ban
verb1. To refuse to allow:
A refusal to allow:
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Translations
zákazzakázat
forbudforbydebanlysebanlysning
kieltääkielto
zabranazabraniti
betiltkitiltmegtiltástilt
bannbanna, leggja bann viî
禁止禁止する
금지금지하다
uždraudimasuždrausti
aizliegtaizliegums
interzice
prepovedatiprepoved
bannaförbjudaförbud
คำสั่งห้ามห้าม
yasakyasaklamakmen etmek
cấmlệnh cấm
ban
[bæn]A. N → prohibición f (on de) to be under a ban → estar prohibido
to put a ban on sth → prohibir algo
to lift the ban on sth → levantar la prohibición de algo
to put a ban on sth → prohibir algo
to lift the ban on sth → levantar la prohibición de algo
B. VT [+ activity, book] → prohibir; [+ person] → excluir (from de) Ban the Bomb Campaign → Campaña f contra la Bomba Atómica
he was banned from the club → le prohibieron la entrada en el club, lo excluyeron del club
he was banned from driving → le retiraron el carnet de conducir
the bullfighter was banned for three months → al torero le prohibieron torear durante tres meses
he was banned from the club → le prohibieron la entrada en el club, lo excluyeron del club
he was banned from driving → le retiraron el carnet de conducir
the bullfighter was banned for three months → al torero le prohibieron torear durante tres meses
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ban
[ˈbæn] n (= prohibition) → interdiction f
ban on sth [+ imports] → interdiction sur qch
There was a ban on smoking
BUT Il était interdit de fumer.
government plans for land reform and a ban on hunting
BUT des projets gouvernementaux pour des réformes agraires et l'interdiction de chasser.
to lift a ban on sth → lever l'interdiction sur qch
The General had lifted a ban on political parties → Le général avait levé l'interdiction sur les partis politiques.
a ban on doing sth → l'interdiction de faire qch
a three-match ban (on sports player) → une suspension de trois matchs
ban on sth [+ imports] → interdiction sur qch
There was a ban on smoking
BUT Il était interdit de fumer.
government plans for land reform and a ban on hunting
BUT des projets gouvernementaux pour des réformes agraires et l'interdiction de chasser.
to lift a ban on sth → lever l'interdiction sur qch
The General had lifted a ban on political parties → Le général avait levé l'interdiction sur les partis politiques.
a ban on doing sth → l'interdiction de faire qch
a three-match ban (on sports player) → une suspension de trois matchs
vt [+ activity, smoking, alcohol, advertising] → interdire; [+ person] → exclure; [+ sports player] → suspendre
to ban sb from sth [+ match, competition] → exclure qn de qch; [+ country] → interdire qn de qch
The BBC were banned from the country → La BBC était interdite sur le territoire.
to be banned from doing sth → ne pas avoir le droit de faire qch
He is banned from entering the US
BUT Il est interdit de séjour aux États Unis.
He was banned from driving (British)
BUT On lui a retiré le permis de conduire.
to ban sb from sth [+ match, competition] → exclure qn de qch; [+ country] → interdire qn de qch
The BBC were banned from the country → La BBC était interdite sur le territoire.
to be banned from doing sth → ne pas avoir le droit de faire qch
He is banned from entering the US
BUT Il est interdit de séjour aux États Unis.
He was banned from driving (British)
BUT On lui a retiré le permis de conduire.
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ban
n → Verbot nt; (Eccl) → (Kirchen)bann m; (Comm) → Embargo nt; to put a ban on something → etw verbieten, etw mit einem Verbot/Embargo belegen (form); to lift a ban on something → das Verbot einer Sache (gen) → /das Embargo für etw aufheben; a ban on smoking → Rauchverbot nt; a ban on keeping poultry outdoors → Stallpflicht f für Geflügel
vt (= prohibit) → verbieten; (Eccl) → auf den Index setzen; footballer etc → sperren; to ban somebody from doing something → jdm verbieten, etw zu tun; he is banned from this bar → er hat hier Lokalverbot; she was banned from driving → ihr wurde Fahrverbot erteilt; banned substances → verbotene Substanzen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ban
[bæn]2. (banned (pt, pp)) vt (alcohol, book, film) → proibire
to ban sb from sth → proibire qc a qn
to ban sb from doing sth → proibire a qn di fare qc
to ban sb from a place → proibire a qn di andare in un posto
they banned him from the competition → lo hanno escluso dalla gara
he was banned from driving (Brit) → gli hanno tolto (or ritirato) la patente
to ban sb from sth → proibire qc a qn
to ban sb from doing sth → proibire a qn di fare qc
to ban sb from a place → proibire a qn di andare in un posto
they banned him from the competition → lo hanno escluso dalla gara
he was banned from driving (Brit) → gli hanno tolto (or ritirato) la patente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ban
(bӕn) noun an order that a certain thing may not be done. a ban on smoking.
verb – past tense, past participle banned – to forbid. The government banned publication of his book.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ban
→ حَظْر, يَـمْنَعُ zákaz, zakázat forbud, forbyde verbieten, Verbot απαγόρευση, απαγορεύω prohibición, prohibir kieltää, kielto interdiction, interdire zabrana, zabraniti bandire, bando 禁止, 禁止する 금지, 금지하다 ban, verbannen forbud, forby zakaz, zakazać banir, proibição запрет, налагать запрет förbjuda, förbud คำสั่งห้าม, ห้าม yasak, yasaklamak cấm, lệnh cấm 取缔, 禁令Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ban
vt. prohibir, suspender, suprimir.
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