fined £500, and disqualified from hold
ing any political office.
disqualifying - disqualified - have disqualified
H when you are not allowed to do something
not allowed not a'laod when a person or a rule says that you must not do something
sb is not allowed to do sth We're not allowed to wear jewellery at school. I She wasn't allowed to go out with boys until she was 16.
sth is not allowed Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the building.
be forbidden /bi: far'bidn/ [adj] if something is forbidden or someone is forbidden to do something, there is a rule which says that they must not do it sth is forbidden The use of electronic calculators in the examination room is forbidden.
sb is /orbidden to do stk Prisoners were forbidden to speak to each other while they were working.
strictly forbidden The use of mobile phones is strictly forbidden during takeoff and landing.
| A Be forbidden js more formal than not
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I allowed
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Qcaa't /ka:nt||ka?nt especially spoken if you can't do something, you are not allowed to do it: You can't park here. I My dad says /can't go out tonight.
no smoking/no parking etc /Пэи
smsokiq, пэо 'pa:rkiq (etc)/ used on signs and notices to say that you are not allowed to smoke, park your car etc: There were 'no smoking' signs in every room. I Beside the lake was a large notice saying ' No Fishing'.
be prohibited /bi: pre'hibiUdl-prao-/
something that is prohibited is forbidden by a law or rule - used especially on offh cial notices and warnings-. Ccrs are prohibited in the city centre. I Cameras are prohibited inside the cathedral.
compel /кэт'ре!/ T] to make someone do something by using force or official power
compel sb to do sth All the young men in the area were compelled to work in the quarries and coal-mines.
compelling - compelled - have compelled
pressurize BRITISH pressure AMERICAN /'prejaraiz, prejV' [и T] to make someone do something by persuading them very strongly and making them feel that they ought to do it
pressurize/pressure sb into doing sth
Many children are pressurized into studying subjects that they are not interested in. I Don't let them pressure you into buying something you don't need.
FORCE SB TO DO STH
to make someone do something that they do not want to do
see also must
force /fa1'si [и T] to make someone do something that they do not want to do: You didn't have to come with us - nobody forced you.
force sb to do stH Government troops forced the rebels to surrender, force sb into doing sth Her parents are trying to force her into marrying him.
make /meik/ [и T] to force someone to do something: I didn't want to go but my dad made me.
make sb do sth She made me promise never to mention the subject again. I VJe were made to work really hard.
making ~ made - have made
put pressure on sb /pot prejbr on (sb)/
to keep trying to persuade someone to do something, for example by saying that it is their duty or that it will help other people put pressure on sb to do stК Our parents were putting pressure on us to get married.
Ж Pressurize can also be spelled pressurise in British English.
FOREIGN
see also from, country
D not from your own country
/oreign "foUnl'fr:-, 'fa:-/ [adjl not from
your own country or connected with your own country; They are learning English as a Foreign Language. I Britain's car industry faces a lot of competition from foreign companies. I Mark collects foreign stamps.
A It is not polite to call people 'foreign'. It is better to say they are from abroad or to say which country they are from.
overseas /,3ov9risi:z<«/ [adj only before
nounj from or connected with a foreign country, especially one that is a long way away
overseas student/tourist/visitor The university has a lot of overseas students. overseas tradc/travel/trip/business There has been an increase in overseas trade during the last year.
from abroad from э'Ьпкd/ from another country or from other countries: There is a shortage of medical staff, so a lot of the doctors here are from abroad.
They are not allowed to listen to radio broadcasts from abroad.
someone from a different country
В
foreigner /Тог^пзЦТэ:-. fa:-/ [n C] someone who comes from another country: Any foreigner wishing to work in this country must have a work permit. I Saleem felt that people were suspicious of him because he was a foreigner.
go/work/travel etc overseas Douglas travelled overseas a lot when he was in the army.
Don't say 'to overseas', just say overseas.
emigrate /'em^greit/ (и II to leave your own country in order to live permanently in another country
A
+ to Jenny and Tim emigrated to Australia in 1958.
Many people think it is rude to call someone a foreigner, because this can sometimes mean they are strange or not welcome in your country.
immigrant 'migrant |n C] someone
who has left their own country and now lives permanently in another: Many of the immigrants in France come from North Africa.
illegal immigrant (=someone who does not have official permission to live and work in another country)
Vou can also use expatriate before a noun, like an adjective: There are a lot of expatriate workers living in Dubai.
expatriate /eks'paetrist. -Irieit||ekspei-/ (n C] someone who lives in a foreign country, for example because they have a job there or enjoy living there: British expatriates living in Spain
in or to a different
country
abroad /a'bDid/ [adu] in or to a foreign country: Katya will make her first trip abroad next month, to Japan. go/Uve/work etc abroad Mike is planning on studying abroad for a year. be abroad Mr Harris is abroad on business this week.
Don't say 'he's gone to abroad', just say he's gone abroad
Overseas /,3ov3r'si:z<</ |adu] in or to a for eign country, especially one that is a long distance from your own. The wood is shipped ouerseas from ports in the north west.