interdire

to forbid, to prohibit

ɛ̃ . t ɛ ʁ . d i ʁ
inter between or among + dire to say; to tell
verb Rare #31,431
to forbid, to prohibit Often used with à before the person who is forbidden from doing something.
FR: La loi peut interdire cette pratique.
EN: The law can prohibit this practice.
Conjugation of interdire
Past
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First interdis —
Second interdis —
Third interdit interdisent
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First interdis —
Second interdis —
Third interdit —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second interdis —
interdire
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third — interdisent

Que vas-tu encore interdire ?

What are you going to ban next?

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

T'as rien à m'interdire du tout.

You have no right to forbid me from doing anything.

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Interdire les élections ?

Ban elections?

— Il est de retour (2015)

Je ne puis vous l'interdire, je le sais.

I know I cannot forbid you.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Vous voudriez nous interdire de voyager dans l'espace ?

Would you like to forbid us from traveling into space?

— Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014)

Nous devons interdire la langue russe sur Tatoeba.

We must ban the Russian language on Tatoeba.

Nous allons vous interdire de vivre.

We’re going to forbid you from living.

— Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014)

Le conseil d'école local ferait tout pour interdire ce livre.

The local school board would do anything to ban this book.

Quelqu'un a voulu le faire interdire dans les bibliothèques publiques.

Someone wanted to have it banned from public libraries.

— Picnic (1955)

Tu dois à tout prix lui interdire de recommencer.

You must absolutely forbid him from doing it again.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Il se vit interdire l'entrée du cercle.

He was barred from entering the circle.

Une loi devrait interdire aux femmes de fumer.

A law should be put in place to prohibit women from smoking.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)