no-no

no-no

 (nō′nō′)

n. pl. no-noes Informal

1. Something unacceptable or impermissible: "Even though his company wasn't the one involved in the case, what he did is considered a definite no-no" (Mike Royko).

2. A social blunder; a faux pas.

3. Baseball A game in which a pitcher allows no hits and no runs.

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no′-no`

n., pl. -nos, -no's.

Informal. anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe.

[1940–45]

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Translations

no-no

[ˈnəʊnəʊ] N that's a no-no (= undesirable) → eso no se hace; (= not an option) → no existe tal posibilidad

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

no-no

n (inf) to be a no-no → verboten or tabu sein; that’s/she’s a no-no! → das/sie kommt nicht infrage or in Frage! (inf); that’s a no-no! (= you mustn’t do it) → das gibts nicht!

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no-no

[ˈnəʊˌnəʊ] n it's a no-no! (undesirable) → è inaccettabile!; (forbidden) → non si può fare!

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