Polyglot Dictionary

vedar

/beˈðaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
vedo
preterite (yo)
vedé
past participle
vedado

Meaning

  1. to forbid

    • Vedaron la entrada.

      They barred entry.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

prohibir

vedar is slightly more formal or literary, also used for hunting or fishing bans, "vedado"; prohibir is the everyday word for "to forbid."

Similar in other languages

French

interdire

interdire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to forbid."

Portuguese

proibir

proibir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to forbid."

Practice

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