Англо-русский словарь - taboo
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taboo
1. noun табу; запрещение, запрет
2. adj.
1) запретный, запрещенный
2) священный
3. v. подвергать табу; бойкотировать; запрещать
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1. табу 2. запрещение,запрет under a taboo —- запрещенный, находящийся под запретом to enforce a taboo —- наложить табу, табуировать to violate the taboo —- нарушить табу 3. священный 4. запретный, запрещенный taboo custom —- запрещенный обряд to declare smb., smth. taboo —- запретить упоминание кого-л., чего-л., табуировать кого-л., что-л. the mention of her name is taboo —- ее имя под запретом, ее имя запрещено упоминать these topics are taboo —- на эти темы наложено табу, на эти темы нельзя писать 5. непечатный, непристойный (о слове) 6. накладывать табу (на что-л.); табуировать, подвергать табу (что-л.) 7. накладывать запрет, запрещать their names are tabooed —- их имена запрещено упоминать 8. подвергать остракизму, бойкотировать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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n., adj., & v. (also tabu) --n. (pl. taboos or tabus) 1 a system or the act of setting a person or thing apart as sacred or accursed. 2 a prohibition or restriction imposed by social custom. --adj. 1 avoided or prohibited, esp. by social custom (taboo words). 2 designated as sacred and prohibited. --v.tr. (taboos, tabooed or tabus, tabued) 1 put (a thing, practice, etc.) under taboo. 2 exclude or prohibit by authority or social influence. Etymology: Tongan tabu ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
I. adjective also tabu Etymology: Tongan tabu Date: 1777 1. forbidden to profane use or contact because of what are held to be dangerous supernatural powers 2. a. banned on grounds of morality or taste the subject is ~ b. banned as constituting a risk the area beyond is ~, still alive with explosives — Robert Leckie II. noun also tabu (plural ~s; also tabus) Date: 1777 1. a prohibition against touching, saying, or doing something for fear of immediate harm from a supernatural force 2. a prohibition imposed by social custom or as a protective measure 3. belief in ~s III. transitive verb also tabu Date: 1777 1. to set apart as ~ especially by marking with a ritualistic symbol 2. to avoid or ban as ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(taboos) If there is a taboo on a subject or activity, it is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive. The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo... N-COUNT • Taboo is also an adjective. Cancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened or embarrassed to talk openly about it. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~1 adj 1 taboo subject/area/word a subject etc that people avoid because they think it is offensive or embarrassing (Death is still a taboo subject to some people.) 2 technical too holy or evil to be touched, or used ~2 n plural taboos 1 a social custom which means a particular activity or subject must be avoided (about/on/against) (a strong taboo against fighting in public) 2 a religious custom that forbids a particular activity because it may offend God ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1777 (in Cook's "Voyage"), "consecrated, inviolable, forbidden, unclean or cursed," from Tongan (Polynesian language of the island of Tonga) ta-bu. The noun and verb are Eng. innovations. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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