forbidding [fəˈbɪdɪŋ] adjetivosevero(a) (appearance, look); amenazador(ora) (sky); agreste (landscape); dificultoso(a) (task)
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forbidding [fo-bi-din]adjetivoAborrecible, repugnante, prohibitivo, repusivo, desagradable.
sustantivoObstáculo, oposición.
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forbidding [fəˈbɪdɪŋ]
adjective
[+person, manner] severo; intimidante I was frightened of this small but forbidding woman I found him a very forbidding person He glanced at the forbidding back of his superior office ...a man with a stern, forbidding expression There was something a little severe and forbidding about her face She fixed him with a stern and forbidding eye
[+place, building, room] imponente; intimidante Antarctica is a desolate and forbidding place ...some of the most forbidding terrain on Earth the room was cold and forbidding These films depict a city that is harsh, forbidding and dangerous I could provide you with the addresses of at least three illegal drinking dens in dark forbidding alley If you come to a very large and forbidding building, that's the prison The next morning the fort could be clearly seen, its grey walls stark and forbidding
[+landscape] inhóspito; [+task] ingente; arduo ...the forbidding task of rebuilding the Soviet economy However forbidding the task there is always reason for hope
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