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Learn French: interdit - forbidden

French
/The verb to be able to (pouvoir)
/interdit

interdit

Word

interdit

Meaning

forbidden

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The verb to be able to (pouvoir)

Usages of interdit

Il est interdit de toucher les fleurs.

It is forbidden to touch the flowers.

C'est une règle importante : il est interdit de nager ici.

It is an important rule: it is forbidden to swim here.

Le client veut fumer, mais c'est interdit.

The client wants to smoke, but it is forbidden.

Il est peut-être interdit de fumer ici.

It is maybe forbidden to smoke here.

Dans la salle de lecture, le bruit est strictement interdit par le bibliothécaire.

In the reading room, noise is strictly forbidden by the librarian.

Tu dois chuchoter, sinon la lecture est strictement interdite.

You must whisper, otherwise reading is strictly forbidden.

Il est interdit de changer les stores sur la façade.

It is forbidden to change the blinds on the facade.

Vous voulez afficher ce document ? Il est interdit de l'afficher.

You want to post this document? It is forbidden to post it.

Il est précisé que l'affichage sur la façade est interdit.

It is specified that posting on the facade is forbidden.

Par contre, il est interdit d'insulter ou de dénigrer autrui.

On the other hand, it is forbidden to insult or denigrate others.

Il est interdit de toucher quoi que ce soit ici !

It is forbidden to touch anything at all here!

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