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divieto

ban

noun dee-VYEH-toh Less Common
People & Society Law

Origin: from divietare ('to forbid')

Also means

prohibition

Usage Note

Divieto is the word on official signs, divieto di sosta ('no parking') and divieto di fumare ('no smoking'). It is more formal and legalistic than the plain verb vietare.

Examples

"C'è il divieto di sosta qui."

Natural Translation

There's a no-parking ban here.

Literal Translation

There-is the ban of stopping here.

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