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категорически запрещать

English translation: he strictly prohibited his students from engaging

14:51 May 17, 2003
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Russian term or phrase: категорически запрещать
Он категорически запретил студентам заниматься пропагандой
Helena7
Georgia
Local time: 22:29
English translation:he strictly prohibited his students from engaging
Explanation:
in propaganda
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Yulia Shevchenko
United States
Local time: 14:29
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8he strictly prohibited his students from engaging
Yulia Shevchenko
4 +3to ban categorically
Jack Doughty
5to ban/ prohibit actegorically or "to forbid absolutely"
Сергей Лузан
4to ban strongly
Nikita Kobrin


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to ban strongly


Explanation:
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Nikita Kobrin
Lithuania
Local time: 21:29
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 244
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to ban categorically


Explanation:
The literal translation is OK.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 14525

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JoeYeckley (X)
35 mins
agree  William Stein
56 mins
agree  Mark Vaintroub
7 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to ban/ prohibit actegorically or "to forbid absolutely"


Explanation:
Hope it helps. Good luck & best wishes, Helena7!
Re.: 5. Russian-English Dictionary over 160 000 words & expressions, 1997,
ISBN 5-200-02419
6. Russian-English Dictionary, 34 000 words approx., Soviet Encyclopedia Publ. House, Moscow, 1970


Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 21:29
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 1276
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
he strictly prohibited his students from engaging


Explanation:
in propaganda

Yulia Shevchenko
United States
Local time: 14:29
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in pair: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yelena.
5 mins
agree  Emil Tubinshlak
19 mins
agree  Oleg Pashuk (X): shonuff
2 hrs
agree  nrabate
2 hrs
agree  Natalia Koltsova
5 hrs
agree  Leah Aharoni
5 hrs
agree  Mark Vaintroub
6 hrs
agree  Sergey Kharitich
21 hrs
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