| forbid | vt 1. refuse or not allow, melarang, menegah; (officially) melarang: the law ~s the opening of bars on Sunday, undang-undang melarang bar dibuka pd Hari Ahad; she was ~den to leave the house, dia dilarang drpd meninggalkan rumah; mother forbade us chocolates for fear that our teeth would be ruined, ibu melarang kami memakan coklat krn takut gigi kami rosak; smoking is ~den in the library, dilarang merokok di perpustakaan; 2. prevent, menghalang: my health ~s my travelling overseas, keadaan kesihatan saya menghalang saya drpd melancong ke luar negeri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| against | 2. opposed in tendency, character to, /bertentangan, berlawanan/ dgn; (o’s wishes, will) tanpa: forced to act ~ his conscience, terpaksa bertindak bertentangan dgn kata hatinya; to be married ~ o’s will, berkahwin tanpa kerelaan hati sso; 3. in violation of, melanggar: an act that is ~ the law, perbuatan yg melanggar undang-undang; 4. that prohibits, melarang, menegah: is there a law ~ talking too much?, adakah undang-undang yg melarang orang bercakap terlalu banyak?; 5. in the opposite direction to, a. (current, tide, wind) melawan, menyongsong: he swam ~ the current, dia berenang melawan arus; b. (nap, hair, etc) menyongsong: to brush a hat ~ the nap, memberus topi menyongsong; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |