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The meaning of VERBOTEN is not permitted or allowed : forbidden or prohibited by or as if by authority. How to use verboten in a sentence. Did you know?
verboten. not allowed. This was originally a German word meaning "forbidden": Talking politics at work used to be verboten - just like discussing sex and religion. He claimed that the unjust treatment of Native Americans is a verboten subject in many American schools.
Verboten definition: forbidden, as by law; prohibited. . See examples of VERBOTEN used in a sentence.
The concept is simple: anything verboten is forbidden to do or say. Lying in court is verboten. Wearing a hat in church is verboten. Many swear words are verboten to say on TV (or at the dinner table). A verboten act could be illegal or just something frowned upon, like a taboo.
Synonyms for VERBOTEN: forbidden, prohibited, banned, outlawed, taboo, barred, illegal, proscribed; Antonyms of VERBOTEN: permissible, allowable, acceptable, permitted, appropriate, permissive, legal, okay.
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English translation of 'verboten' Word Frequency. verboten. [fɛɐˈboːtn] adjective. forbidden; (amtlich) prohibited; (= gesetzeswidrig) Handel illegal; Zeitung, Partei, Buch etc banned. jdm ist etw verboten sb is forbidden to do sth. Rauchen/Parken verboten no smoking/parking. er sah verboten aus (inf) he was a real sight (inf) → auch verbieten.
Check pronunciation: verboten. Definition of verboten adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
