verboten

• Adjectif emprunté à l'allemand, utilisé en anglais pour signifier 'interdit' ou 'défendu', souvent avec une nuance d'humour ou de renforcement.

An adjective borrowed from German, used in English to mean 'forbidden' or 'prohibited', often with a slightly humorous or emphatic tone.

1. Forbidden or ProhibitedB2informal

   Not allowed; banned from use or mention.

   Interdit

   • Smoking is verboten in this building.
   • Discussing politics at the dinner table is verboten in their family.
   • The use of mobile phones during the exam is strictly verboten.

   Synonymesbannedforbiddenimpermissibleoutlawedprohibitedproscribedtaboo

   Antonymesauthorizedlegalsanctioned