| Traduções principais |
| enjoin sb to do sth v expr | (order, instruct) | ordenar, impor vt |
| | (jurídico) | prescrever, proibir vt |
| | The decree enjoined all men over the age of 16 to join the army. |
| forbid sth vtr | (prohibit) | proibir vt |
| | In 1920, the US passed a law to forbid the production and consumption of alcohol. |
| | Nos anos 20, os Estados Unidos aprovaram uma lei que proibia a produção e consumo de álcool. |
| prohibit sth vtr | (outlaw, make illegal) (declarar ilegal) | proibir, vedar, proscrever vt |
| | The new law prohibits smoking in restaurants. |
| nix sth vtr | US, informal (forbid, say no to) | vetar, proibir, negar vt |
| | The boss nixed my request to take longer lunch breaks. |
| debar sb vtr | (deny admission to) | excluir, privar vt |
| | | proibir, impedir vt |
| | All minors will be debarred. |
proscribe,
proscribe sth vtr | (banish, ban) | proscrever, proibir, banir vt |
| | | degredar, desterrar vt |
| | Although the city allowed carrying guns, many businesses proscribed them. |
| prohibit sb from doing sth v expr | (forbid) | proibir vt |
| | The police prohibited me from entering the building. |
forbid sb from doing sth,
forbid sb to do sth v expr | (command against) | proibir vt |
| | John's parents forbade him to spend any more time with his troublesome friends. |
| | Os pais de John o proibiram de gastar mais tempo com seus amigos problemáticos. |
disenfranchise sb,
disfranchise sb vtr | (deprive sb of a right) (direitos) | proibir vt |
| | The new law would disenfranchise minors from buying soda. |
| ban sth vtr | (prohibit) | proibir, banir vt |
| | The city banned the sale of alcohol for fifty years. |
| | A cidade proibiu (or: baniu) a venda de álcool por cinquenta anos. |
| ban sb from doing sth v expr | often passive (prohibit) | proibir vt |
| | Students are banned from chewing gum in class at this school. |
| | Os alunos estão proibidos de mascar chiclete durante a aula nesta escola. |
| veto sth vtr | figurative (forbid) | vetar, proibir, vedar vt |
| | Mum vetoed the idea of our staying an extra night. |
| stop sb doing sth v expr | (prevent, forbid) | proibir vt |
| | The teenager's parents stopped her going out to the pub. |
| | Os pais da adolescente a proibiram de sair para ir ao bar. |
| bar sb from doing sth vtr + prep | often passive (exclude, ban from doing sth) | proibir vt |
| | | barrar vt |
| | | impedir vt |
| | The judge barred Lewis from driving for a year. |
| | A juíza proibiu Lewis de dirigir durante um ano. |