Cool MateForbidden vs Illegal vs It's against the law
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Forbidden
Illegal
It's against the law
| Forbidden | Illegal | It's against the law | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 //fəˈbɪd.ən//🇺🇸 //fərˈbɪd.ən// | 🇬🇧 //ɪˈliːɡ(ə)l//🇺🇸 //ɪˈlɪɡəl// | 🇬🇧 //ɪts əˈɡeɪnst ðə lɔː//🇺🇸 //ɪts əˈɡeɪnst ðə lɔ// |
| Bedeutung | Not allowed or banned. | Not allowed by law. | It is illegal. |
| Beispiel | The secret room was strictly forbidden to anyone except the owner. | Driving without a license is considered illegal. | Driving without a license is really {{highlight}}against the law{{highlight}}. |
| Register | Formell | Formell | Formell |
| Wie häufig | Top 3.000 (häufig) | Top 2.000 (häufig) | Top 5.000 (recht häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | - | B1 | - |
| Wortart | adjective | ||
| Kollokationen | forbidden zone, forbidden love, forbidden activities, forbidden fruit, forbidden city | illegal activity, illegal immigration, illegal drugs, illegal parking | against the rules, against the regulations, against public policy |
| Antonyme | allowed, permitted, legal | legal, permissible, lawful | it's legal, it's allowed |
| Häufige Fehler | Confused with 'prohibited' - both mean similar things, but 'forbidden' is less formal., Incorrectly used as a verb - 'forbidden' is strictly an adjective., Using 'forbidden' in positive contexts - it always suggests something disallowed. | Confused with 'unlawful', which can have a broader meaning., Using 'illegal' to describe moral wrongs instead of legal ones., Misusing as a noun instead of an adjective, e.g., saying 'the illegal is punishable' instead of 'the act is illegal'. | Confusing with 'it's legal' meaning allowed., Using with informal language., Misusing in non-legal contexts. |
| Hinweise zur Verwendung | Used to describe something that is legally or socially unacceptable. Avoid using in casual conversations. | Use 'illegal' in formal contexts, especially legal discussions, but also in general conversation. It's not appropriate for casual slang. | Use this phrase in legal contexts or when discussing rules. It's formal and not suited for casual conversations. |
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Häufige Fragen: Forbidden vs Illegal vs It's against the law
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Forbidden, Illegal und It's against the law?
Forbidden: Not allowed or banned. Illegal: Not allowed by law. It's against the law: It is illegal.
Was ist häufiger: Forbidden, Illegal und It's against the law?
Illegal ist im Alltagsenglisch am häufigsten.
Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?
Forbidden: The secret room was strictly forbidden to anyone except the owner. Illegal: Driving without a license is considered illegal. It's against the law: Driving without a license is really {{highlight}}against the law{{highlight}}.
Kann ich Forbidden, Illegal und It's against the law austauschbar verwenden?
Nicht immer. Forbidden, Illegal und It's against the law sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.