embargo

em·bar·go  (m-bärg)

n. pl. em·bar·goes

1. A government order prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.

2. A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation.

3. A prohibition; a ban: an embargo on criticism.

tr.v. em·bar·goed, em·bar·go·ing, em·bar·goes

To impose an embargo on.

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[Spanish, from embargar, to impede, from Vulgar Latin *imbarricre, to barricade : Latin in-, in; see en-¹ + Vulgar Latin *barricre, to barricade (from *barrca, barrel, barrier, from *barra, bar, barrier).]

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embargo [ɛmˈbɑːgəʊ]

n pl -goes

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a government order prohibiting the departure or arrival of merchant ships in its ports

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any legal stoppage of commerce an embargo on arms shipments

3. a restraint, hindrance, or prohibition

vb -goes, -going, -goed (tr)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to lay an embargo upon

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to seize for use by the state

[from Spanish, from embargar, from Latin im- + barra bar¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	embargo - a government order imposing a trade barrier trade embargo, trade stoppage import barrier, trade barrier - any regulation or policy that restricts international trade
Verb	1.	embargo - ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications" ban, censor - forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
	2.	embargo - prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya" kibosh, stop, block, halt - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

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embargo

noun

ban, bar, block, barrier, restriction, boycott, restraint, check, prohibition, moratorium, stoppage, impediment, blockage, hindrance, interdiction, interdict, proscription The UN has imposed an arms embargo against the country.

verb

block, stop, bar, ban, restrict, boycott, check, prohibit, impede, blacklist, proscribe, ostracize, debar, interdict They embargoed oil shipments to the US.

Translations

embargo [ɪmˈbɑːgəʊ]

A. N (embargoes (pl)) (Comm, Naut) → embargo m; (= prohibition) → prohibición f (on de) there is an embargo on arms → está prohibido comerciar con armas, hay un embargo del comercio de armas
there is an embargo on that subject → está prohibido discutir ese asunto
to lift an embargo → levantar un embargo or una prohibición
to put an embargo on sth → establecer un embargo sobre algo, embargar algo (fig) (= prohibit) → prohibir algo
to be under (an) embargo → estar embargado

B. VT → prohibir (Jur) → embargar

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embargo [ɪmˈbɑː^rgəʊ] [embargoes] (pl)

n → embargo m
an embargo against sb → un embargo contre qn
an embargo on sb → un embargo sur qn
an embargo on sth [+ trade, exports, sales] → un embargo sur qch
to put an embargo on sth, to impose an embargo on sth → mettre l'embargo sur qch
to lift an embargo → lever un embargo trade embargo, arms embargo, oil embargo, economic embargo

vt [+ goods] → mettre l'embargo sur

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embargo

n pl <-es>

→ Embargo nt → (against gegen); oil/arms/trade embargo → Öl-/Waffen-/Handelsembargo nt; to impose or place or put an embargo on something → etw mit einem Embargo belegen, ein Embargo über etw (acc) → verhängen; to lift an embargo on something → ein Embargo über etw (acc) → aufheben; the country is under an economic embargo → über das Land wurde ein Wirtschaftsembargo verhängt

(fig) → Sperre f; to put an embargo on further spending → alle weiteren Ausgaben sperren

vt trade, goods → mit einem Embargo belegen

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embargo [ɪmˈbɑːgəʊ] n (-es (pl))

1. (Comm, Naut) → embargo
to put an embargo on sth → mettere l'embargo su qc

2. vt → mettere l'embargo su

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embargo [ɪmˈbɑːgəʊ] n (-es (pl))

1. (Comm, Naut) → embargo
to put an embargo on sth → mettere l'embargo su qc

2. vt → mettere l'embargo su

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embargo

n embargo [imˈbaːgəu]

an official order forbidding something, especially trade with another country. verbod حَظْر، حَجْر، مَنْع التَّعامُل مع دَوْلَه ембарго embargo embargo; blokade das Embargo εμπάργκο embargo embargo تحریم اقتصادی؛ منع تجارت kielto embargo הֶסגֵר व्यापार प्रतिषेध staviti zabranu embargó embargo hafnbann; viðskiptabann embargo 通商禁止 입출항 금지 명령, 무역 제한 embargas embargo, aizliegums sekatan embargo (eksport-/import)forbud, embargo embargo restrição em­bar­go эмбарго embargo prepoved (trgovanja) embargo embargo การสั่งห้ามค้าขาย ambargo 貿易禁令 ембарго, заборона سرکاری پابندی تجارت وغیرہ سے متعلق lệnh cấm vận 禁止贸易令；禁运令