debar

[US]/dɪˈbɑː(r)/
[UK]/dɪˈbɑːr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

prevent from entering; exclude from a place or privilege; prevent from doing something.
v. at forhindre nogen i at komme ind; udelukke fra et sted eller en privilegie; forhindre nogen i at gøre noget.
Word Forms
Past Participledebarred
Past Tensedebarred
Present Participledebarring
Pluraldebars
Third Person Singulardebars

Example Sentences

debar a person from a place

at forhindre en person i at forlade et sted

debar sb. from doing sth.

at forhindre nogen i at gøre noget

to debar someone from entering the premises

at forhindre nogen i at træde ind på ejendommen

to debar a student from taking the exam

at forhindre en studerende i at tage eksamen

to debar a player from participating in the tournament

at forhindre en spiller i at deltage i turneringen

to debar someone from holding a position

at forhindre nogen i at have en stilling

to debar a company from bidding on contracts

at forhindre en virksomhed i at byde på kontrakter

Real-world Examples

She could not have committed the crime single-handed, but the reasons against that did not debar her from being an accomplice.

Hun kunne ikke have begået forbrydelsen alene, men grundene mod det forhindrede hende ikke i at være medskyldig.

Source: The Mystery of Styles Court

You say his sports were disturbed by your brawls; being debarred from the enjoyment of society and recreation, what could ensue but dull melancholy and comfortless despair?

Du siger, at hans fornøjelser blev forstyrret af jeres slagsmål; værende forhindret i at nyde samfund og rekreation, hvad kunne der ske andet end kedelig melankoli og trøstløs fortvivlelse?

Source: Shakespeare's Story Collection

Age was to him no more an obsessing factor than rank or color; he had never felt debarred from liking people because they were too young or too old.

Alder var for ham ikke mere en besættende faktor end rang eller farve; han havde aldrig følt sig forhindret i at kunne lide mennesker, fordi de var for unge eller for gamle.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

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