ban

[US]/bæn/
[UK]/bæn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kumuizuia, kumkataza
n. kuzuia
Word Forms
Third Person Singularbans
Past Participlebanned
Past Tensebanned
Present Participlebanning
Pluralbans

Phrases & Collocations

ban smoking

kupiga marufuku kuvuta sigara

ban on fireworks

kupiga marufuku matusi

ban on gambling

kupiga marufuku uchezaji

ban ki-moon

ban ki-moon

ban from

kupiga marufuku kutoka

lift the ban

kuondoa marufuku

Example Sentences

There is a ban on smoking.

Kuna marufuku kuvuta sigara.

a complete ban on smoking.

Marufuku kamili ya kuvuta sigara.

blanket ban on tobacco advertising.

Marufuku pana juu ya matangazo ya vyandarabuu.

There is a ban on smoking in petrol stations.

Kuna marufuku kuvuta sigara katika vituo vya mafuta.

a proposal to ban all trade in ivory.

Pendekezo la kutoza biashara yote ya meno ya pembe za ndovu.

a proposed ban on cigarette advertising.

Pendekezo la kutoza biashara ya matangazo ya sigara.

the ban is to take effect in six months.

Marufuku itaanza kutekelezwa baada ya miezi sita.

the mining ban would remain operative.

Marufuku ya uchimbaji itabaki ikiendelea.

a move to ban all trade in ivory.

Hatua ya kutoza biashara yote ya meno ya pembe za ndovu.

they claimed the ban was unlawful.

Walidai kwamba marufuku hiyo ilikuwa ya kinyume cha sheria.

There was a ban on political protests during the pilgrimage.

Kulikuwa na marufuku ya maandamano ya kisiasa wakati wa safari ya kiroho.

a ban on homosexuals in the armed forces.

Marufuku ya wapenzi wa jinsia moja katika majeshi.

scientists are clamouring for a ban on all chlorine substances.

Sayansi wanadai marufuku ya vitu vyote vya klorini.

the government decreed a ban on any contact with the guerrillas.

Serikali ilitoa amri ya marufuku ya kuwasiliana na wapiganaji.

a worldwide ban is currently under negotiation .

Marufuku ya kimataifa inajadiliwa kwa sasa.

a permanent ban on the dumping of radioactive waste at sea.

Marufuku kudumu ya kutupa taka za nyuklia baharini.

a ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea.

Marufuku ya kutupa taka za nyuklia baharini.

The government has impeded an import ban unarm.

Serikali imeharibu marufuku ya kuleta bidhaa kutoka nje.

The union has imposed a ban on overtime.

Muungano umeamuru marufuku ya kazi za ziada.

The new law extends this ban beyond 2002.

Sheria mpya inpanua marufuku hii zaidi ya mwaka wa 2002.

Real-world Examples

The British Government says it's made a manifesto commitment to ban ivory completely.

Serikali ya Uingereza inasema imeitoa ahadi katika tamati kupiga marufuku pembe za ndovu kabisa.

Source: CRI Online February 2017 Collection

The Russian national team would be banned from the events.

Timu ya kitaifa ya Urusi ingetolewa marufuku katika hafla hizo.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2017 Collection

Twitter, on the other hand, has permanently banned him.

Twitter, kwingine upande, imemzuia kabisa.

Source: VOA Daily Standard June 2021 Collection

Key West is not banning all sunscreens.

Key West haipigi marufuku visukuyaji vyote vya jua.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

There is no need to ban them.

Hakuna haja ya kuwawafunga.

Source: 50 Sample Essays for English Major Level 8 Exam Memorization

We need to renew the assault weapons ban.

Tunahitaji kuanzisha upya mpango wa kupiga marufuku silaha za mashambulizi.

Source: VOA Standard December 2015 Collection

Whoever the republican leadership is then banning it.

Basi, kile kiongozi chama cha Republican kinachofanya ni kupiga marufuku.

Source: NPR News May 2013 Compilation

Not to mention the global ban on ivory.

Hapatoa hata kutaja marufuku ya kimataifa ya pembe za ndovu.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

Editing human embryos used for reproduction is still banned.

Kubadilisha hebu za binadamu zinazotumika kwa uzazi bado yapigwa marufuku.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2020 Collection

Some countries have even banned smoking in public places.

Nchi zingine zimepigwa marufuku kuvuta sigara katika maeneo ya umma.

Source: Lai Shih-Hsiung's Beginner American English (Volume 2)

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