ban

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BrE /bæn/ AmE /bæn/

verb / noun en → es

past banned pp banned ing banning

1 PROHIBIT [transitive] B2

to officially prevent someone from doing something or going somewhere

prohibir, impedir, vetar

  • ban sb/sth from sth

Collocations ban a book · ban an item

  • The government banned smoking in all public places.

    El gobierno prohibió fumar en todos los lugares públicos.

2 PUNISH [transitive] B1

to prevent someone from playing a game or taking part in an activity for a period of time as a punishment

suspender, castigar con la prohibición de participar en algo

  • ban sb from sth

Collocations ban a player · ban a team

  • The referee banned the player for two matches.

    El árbitro suspendió al jugador por dos partidos.

3 REMOVE [transitive] C1

to remove something, especially a law or rule

derogar, eliminar, abolir

  • ban sth

Collocations ban a tax · ban a law

  • The new government has banned the old tax laws.

    El nuevo gobierno ha derogado las antiguas leyes fiscales.

4 NOUN - PROHIBITION [noun] B1

a rule that prevents someone from doing something or going somewhere

prohibición, veto, ley que prohíbe algo

  • a ban on sth

Collocations ban on smoking · ban on alcohol

  • There is a total ban on hunting in the national park.

    Hay una prohibición total de cazar en el parque nacional.

5 NOUN - PENALTY [noun] B2

a punishment that prevents someone from playing a game or taking part in an activity for a period of time

sanción, suspensión, castigo

  • a ban on sb

Collocations ban on a player · ban on a team

  • The referee gave the player a one-match ban.

    El árbitro impuso una sanción de un partido al jugador.

6 NOUN - BOARD [noun] B1

a long, flat piece of wood or plastic that is used in sports such as skating and surfing

tabla, plancha, madera larga y plana

  • a ban

Collocations snowboard · surfboard

  • He bought a new surfboard.

    Compró una nueva tabla de surf.

7 NOUN - BOARD GAME [noun] B2

a game played by two or more people on a board with pieces that move around the board according to rules

juego de mesa, juego de tablero, partida

  • a ban

Collocations chess · checkers

  • They played a game of chess.

    Jugaron una partida de ajedrez.

8 NOUN - BOARD [noun] B1

a flat piece of wood or plastic that is used to write on, especially in a classroom

pizarra, tablero, lienzo de escritura

  • a ban

Collocations blackboard · whiteboard

  • The teacher wrote on the blackboard.

    El profesor escribió en la pizarra.