воспрещаться

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Russian

Etymology

воспреща́ть (vospreščátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

воспреща́ться (vospreščátʹsjaimpf (perfective воспрети́ться)

  1. (officialese) passive of воспреща́ть (vospreščátʹ); to be forbidden, to be prohibited
    • 1941, Александр Беляев [Alexander Belyaev], “Глава первая. По кругам ада”, in Ариэль; English translation from Ariel, (Please provide a date or year):
      В э́той шко́ле воспи́танникам воспреща́лось ду́мать о жи́зни до поступле́ния в шко́лу, вспомина́ть ра́ннее де́тство, роди́телей и задава́ть вопро́сы, каса́ющиеся их про́шлого и бу́дущего.
      V étoj škóle vospítannikam vospreščálosʹ dúmatʹ o žízni do postuplénija v škólu, vspominátʹ ránneje détstvo, rodítelej i zadavátʹ voprósy, kasájuščijesja ix próšlovo i búduščevo.
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Usage notes

The verb воспреща́ться (vospreščátʹsja) is less often used than запреща́ться (zapreščátʹsja) and is sometimes described as dated. It holds a firmer, more official meaning, connoting a more inviolable rule that cannot be questioned.

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