embargo

  • 31Embargo — In international commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce (division of trade) and trade with a certain country, in order to isolate it and to put its government into a difficult internal situation, given that the effects… …

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  • 32Embargo — Ein Embargo (von spanisch embargar „in Beschlag nehmen, behindern“) ist in der internationalen Wirtschaft und Politik die Unterbindung des Exports und Imports von Waren oder Rohstoffen in ein bzw. aus einem bestimmten Land. Ein Embargo wird… …

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  • 33embargo — 01. On October 19, 1960, the U.S. imposed a partial economic [embargo] on Cuba that excluded food and medicine. 02. When the Americans placed a tariff on Russian steel coming into the U.S., the Russians retaliated by placing an [embargo] on… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 34embargo — n. 1) to impose an embargo 2) to place, put an embargo on 3) to lift, remove an embargo from 4) a trade embargo 5) an embargo against, on 6) under embargo * * * [ɪm bɑːgəʊ] on put anon remove an embargo from a …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 35embargo — ► sustantivo masculino 1 DERECHO Retención o secuestro de bienes por mandamiento judicial. 2 DERECHO Suspensión de las exportaciones de uno o varios productos a un estado como medio de presión o sanción. 3 MILITAR, POLÍTICA Prohibición del… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 36embargo — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, strict, total ▪ partial ▪ mandatory ▪ crippling ▪ the crippling economi …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 37Embargo — Handelssperre; Ausfuhrverbot; Einfuhrverbot; Handelsblockade; Liefersperre; Boykott * * * Em|bạr|go 〈n. 15〉 1. (von einem Staat od. einer Staatengemeinschaft verhängtes) Verbot, Handel zu treiben, Ein u. Ausfuhrverbot 2. 〈früher〉 Beschlagnahme… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 38embargo — em|bar|go1 [ımˈba:gəu US ˈba:rgou] n plural embargoes [Date: 1500 1600; : Spanish; Origin: embargar to stop, prevent, seize ] an official order to stop trade with another country = ↑boycott, sanctions ↑sanctions embargo on/against ▪ an embargo on …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39embargo — 1 noun plural embargoes (C) an official order stopping trade with another country: put/impose an embargo on: an embargo imposed on wheat exports | trade/oil/arms etc embargo: They re accused of trying to break the oil embargo. (+ on): an embargo… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40embargo — I UK [ɪmˈbɑː(r)ɡəʊ] / US [ɪmˈbɑrɡoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms embargo : singular embargo plural embargoes 1) a government order preventing trade with another country an arms/oil/trade embargo put/place/impose/lift an embargo on something: The… …

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