debar

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

Translation

prevenir la entrada; excluir de un lugar o privilegio; impedir hacer algo.
Word Forms
Participio pasadodebarred
Pasadodebarred
Gerundiodebarring
Pluraldebars
Tercera persona singulardebars

Example Sentences

debar a person from a place

impedir que una persona acceda a un lugar

debar sb. from doing sth.

impedir que alguien haga algo

to debar someone from entering the premises

impedir que alguien entre en las instalaciones

to debar a student from taking the exam

impedir que un estudiante se presente al examen

to debar a player from participating in the tournament

impedir que un jugador participe en el torneo

to debar someone from holding a position

impedir que alguien ocupe un cargo

to debar a company from bidding on contracts

impedir que una empresa licite contratos

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.

Ella no pudo haber cometido el crimen sola, pero las razones en contra de eso no la excluyeron de ser cómplice.

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?

Afirmas que sus pasatiempos fueron interrumpidos por tus peleas; al ser excluido del disfrute de la sociedad y la recreación, ¿qué podría resultar sino de melancolía aburrida y desesperación sin consuelo?

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.

La edad para él ya no era un factor obsesionante, ni más que el rango o el color; nunca se había sentido excluido de querer a la gente por ser demasiado joven o demasiado viejo.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

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