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forbidding
-severo
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forbidding
-prohibiendo
Present participle of forbid.

forbidding

forbidding
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. severo
The teacher gave Charlie such a forbidding look that he froze and slowly returned to his seat.La maestra le lanzó a Charlie una mirada tan severa que este se quedó inmóvil, y regresó despacio a su asiento.
b. inhóspito
Dr. Van Helsing looked at the forbidding landscape that surrounded him.El doctor Van Helsing miró el inhóspito paisaje que lo rodeaba.
c. amenazador
The villagers awoke one morning to see a forbidding sky overhead.Los aldeanos se despertaron una mañana para ver un cielo amenazador.
d. imponente
The prisoner looked up at the forbidding tower, and he wondered what ill fate awaited him within.El prisionero miró la torre imponente y se preguntó qué mala fortuna lo esperaba dentro.
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