embargo

• Interdiction ou restriction officielle du commerce, des échanges ou d'autres activités économiques avec un pays donné, souvent imposée pour des raisons politiques.

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 commercial

   • 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.

   Synonymesbanblockadeboycottprohibitionrestrictionsanction

2. Publication restrictionB2formal

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

   Embargo de presse

   • 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.

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'imposer une interdiction officielle sur le commerce ou d'autres activités économiques avec un pays donné, ou pour restreindre la diffusion d'informations ou la publication.

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.

   Imposer un embargo

   • 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.

   Synonymesbanbarblockboycottprohibitrestrictsanction

   Antonymesallowapproveauthorizepermit

2. Restrict or block informationC1formal

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

   Embargo (restreindre ou bloquer une information)

   • 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.

   Synonymesbanbarblockcensorprohibitrestrictsuppresswithhold

   Antonymesdisclosepublishrelease