🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Proibição

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɾoj.biˈzɐ̃w

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ban/bæn/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A cidade impôs uma proibição de fumar em parques públicos."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An official or legal prohibition.

    "The city imposed a ban on smoking in public parks."
As verb
  1. 1

    To officially or legally prohibit something.

    "The government decided to ban the sale of fireworks."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'ban' originates from the Old French 'ban', meaning 'proclamation' or 'order', which in turn comes from the Latin 'bannus', meaning 'proclamation'. Over time, its meaning evolved to refer to the act of prohibiting something.

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