embargo

• Prohibición oficial o restricción del comercio, la actividad económica o las transacciones con un país determinado, a menudo impuesta por razones políticas.

An official ban or restriction on trade, commerce, or other economic activity with a particular country, often imposed for political reasons.

1. Trade restrictionB2formal

   An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

   Embargo comercial

   • The government imposed an embargo on imported goods from that nation.
   • The trade embargo severely affected the country's economy.
   • International sanctions included a strict embargo on oil exports.

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2. Publication restrictionB2formal

   A prohibition on the publication or release of news or information until a specific date or time.

   Embargo informativo

   • The journalist agreed to respect the embargo on the report.
   • The company placed an embargo on the announcement until the press conference.
   • All media outlets were bound by the embargo until midnight.

• Verbo que significa imponer una prohibición oficial, generalmente sobre el comercio u otras actividades comerciales con un país determinado, o restringir la difusión de información o publicaciones.

A verb used to indicate the act of imposing an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country, or to restrict the release of information or publication.

1. Impose a trade banC1formal

   To officially ban trade or commercial activity with a particular country or entity.

   Imponer un embargo comercial

   • The government decided to embargo all imports from the neighboring country.
   • Several nations agreed to embargo arms sales to the region.
   • The United Nations voted to embargo oil exports from the warring nation.

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2. Restrict or block informationC1formal

   To officially prevent the publication or release of information until a specified time.

   Prohibir la publicación o difusión de información

   • The company embargoed the press release until the CEO's announcement.
   • Journalists agreed to embargo the details of the report until midnight.
   • The study was embargoed by the journal until the conference.

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