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em·bar·go
(ĕm-bär′gō)n. pl. em·bar·goes
1. A government order prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
2. A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation.
3. A condition placed on the release of certain information, such as the contents of a press release or the identity of the winner of a contest, stipulating that such information not be made public for a stated time.
4. A prohibition; a ban: an embargo on criticism.
tr.v. em·bar·goed, em·bar·go·ing, em·bar·goes
To impose an embargo on.
[Spanish, from embargar, to impede, from Vulgar Latin *imbarricāre, to barricade : Latin in-, in; see en-1 + Vulgar Latin *barricāre, to barricade (from *barrīca, barrel, barrier, from *barra, bar, barrier).]
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embargo
(ɛmˈbɑːɡəʊ)n, pl -goes
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a government order prohibiting the departure or arrival of merchant ships in its ports
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any legal stoppage of commerce: an embargo on arms shipments.
3. a restraint, hindrance, or prohibition
vb (tr) , -goes, -going or -goed
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to lay an embargo upon
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to seize for use by the state
[C16: from Spanish, from embargar, from Latin im- + barra bar1]
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em•bar•go
(ɛmˈbɑr goʊ)n., pl. -goes, n.
1. an order by a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
2. an order from a government agency restricting or barring certain freight for shipment.
3. any restriction imposed upon commerce by edict: an embargo on munitions.
4. any restraint or prohibition.
v.t. 5. to impose an embargo on.
[1595–1605; < Sp, derivative of embargar to hinder, embarrass]
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embargo
Past participle: embargoed
Gerund: embargoing
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| Noun | 1. |  embargo - a government order imposing a trade barrierimport barrier, trade barrier - any regulation or policy that restricts international trade |
| Verb | 1. | embargo - ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications" |
| 2. | embargo - prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya" |
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embargo
noun
1. ban, bar, block, barrier, restriction, boycott, restraint, check, prohibition, moratorium, stoppage, impediment, blockage, hindrance, interdiction, interdict, proscription The UN has imposed an arms embargo against the country.
verb
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Translations
blokadeembargo
embargó
hafnbann; viîskiptabann
embargas
embargo, aizliegums
embargo
embargo
[ɪmˈbɑːgəʊ]A. N (embargoes (pl)) (Comm, Naut) → embargo m; (= prohibition) → prohibición f (on de) there is an embargo on arms → está prohibido comerciar con armas, hay un embargo del comercio de armas
there is an embargo on that subject → está prohibido discutir ese asunto
to lift an embargo → levantar un embargo or una prohibición
to put an embargo on sth → establecer un embargo sobre algo, embargar algo (fig) (= prohibit) → prohibir algo
to be under (an) embargo → estar embargado
there is an embargo on that subject → está prohibido discutir ese asunto
to lift an embargo → levantar un embargo or una prohibición
to put an embargo on sth → establecer un embargo sobre algo, embargar algo (fig) (= prohibit) → prohibir algo
to be under (an) embargo → estar embargado
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
embargo
[ɪmˈbɑːrgəʊ] [embargoes] (pl) n → embargo m
an embargo against sb → un embargo contre qn
an embargo on sb → un embargo sur qn
an embargo on sth [+ trade, exports, sales] → un embargo sur qch
to put an embargo on sth, to impose an embargo on sth → mettre l'embargo sur qch
to lift an embargo → lever un embargo trade embargo, arms embargo, oil embargo, economic embargo
an embargo against sb → un embargo contre qn
an embargo on sb → un embargo sur qn
an embargo on sth [+ trade, exports, sales] → un embargo sur qch
to put an embargo on sth, to impose an embargo on sth → mettre l'embargo sur qch
to lift an embargo → lever un embargo trade embargo, arms embargo, oil embargo, economic embargo
vt [+ goods] → mettre l'embargo sur
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
embargo
n pl <-es>
→ Embargo nt → (against gegen); oil/arms/trade embargo → Öl-/Waffen-/Handelsembargo nt; to impose or place or put an embargo on something → etw mit einem Embargo belegen, ein Embargo über etw (acc) → verhängen; to lift an embargo on something → ein Embargo über etw (acc) → aufheben; the country is under an economic embargo → über das Land wurde ein Wirtschaftsembargo verhängt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
embargo
(imˈbaːgəu) noun – plural emˈbargoes – an official order forbidding something, especially trade with another country.
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