Vocabulary
illegal
/ˈɪleɡaːl/· adjective
illegal
Illegal — against the law (= verboten, gesetzwidrig); the opposite is legal.
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illegal
illegal
Es ist illegal, hier zu parken.
It's illegal to park here.
Word family
illegallegallegaldie Illegalitätillegalitylegalisierento legalise
Common combinations
- illegal arbeitento work illegally
- illegal parkento park illegally
- illegale Drogenillegal drugs
Real examples
- Ohne Erlaubnis ist das Zelten hier illegal.Camping here without permission is illegal.
- Er hat jahrelang illegal gearbeitet.He worked illegally for years.
- Der Verkauf von Silvesterraketen an Kinder ist illegal.Selling New Year's Eve rockets to children is illegal.
