Adjective

Forbidden; prohibited.

Etymology

German, past participle of verbieten, to forbid, from Middle High German, from Old High German farbiotan; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots.

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can you tell me the meaning of the word 'verboten'?
I read it on newpaper,but I don't know the exact meaning.Thanks.

One entry found for verboten.

Main Entry: ver·bo·ten

Pronunciation: v&r-‘bO-t&n, f&r-, ver-

Function: adjective

Etymology: German, from Old High German farboten, past participle of farbioten to forbid (akin to Old English forbEodan to forbid), from far-, fur- for- + biotan to offer — more at BID

: FORBIDDEN; especially : prohibited by dictate

In English it is No Smoking, but a literal translation is Smoking Is Forbidden.

It is just so German. Not “no”, per se, but “forbidden”.

BTW: I am not anti-German, I just marvel at the “my way or the highway” aspects of their remarkably expressive language. What other language, in a single word, can match “schadenfreude”?

You could’ve looked it up faster than posting a question, you know. Dictionary.com is an excellent online dictionary!