Vocabulary
verpönt
/fɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt/· adjective
frowned upon
Verpönt — not forbidden, but people don't do it.
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verpönt
frowned upon
Dialekt war in der Schule lange verpönt.
Dialect was frowned upon at school for a long time.
Word family
verpöntverpönen(dated) to forbid on pain of punishmentdie Peintorment (from the same Latin root, poena)
Common combinations
- als … verpönt seinto be frowned upon as …
- gesellschaftlich verpöntsocially frowned upon
- lange verpöntfrowned upon for a long time
Real examples
- Duzen war im Büro lange verpönt.Using du at the office was frowned upon for a long time.
- Anglizismen sind in manchen Kreisen verpönt.Anglicisms are frowned upon in some circles.
- Früher war es verpönt, am Sonntag Wäsche aufzuhängen.It used to be frowned upon to hang out washing on Sundays.
