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Detailed Translations for taboo from English to German

taboo:

taboo adj

  1. taboo (prohibited)
    tabu

taboo [the ~] noun

  1. the taboo
    Tabu

Translation Matrix for taboo:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Tabu taboo
- tabu
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- forbidden; out; prohibited; proscribed; tabu; verboten
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
tabu prohibited; taboo

Related Words for "taboo":

  • taboos

Synonyms for "taboo":


Related Definitions for "taboo":

  1. excluded from use or mention1
    • a taboo subject1
  2. forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands1
  3. an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion1
  4. a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature1
  5. declare as sacred and forbidden1

Wiktionary Translations for taboo:

taboo
noun
  1. inhibition or ban
adjective
  1. excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention
verb
  1. mark as taboo
  2. ban
  3. avoid
taboo
noun
  1. etwas, über das nicht gesprochen werden darf
  1. nicht erlaubt, erwähnt/genannt zu werden
verb
  1. etwas als Tabu behandeln, schweigend übergehen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
taboo Tabu taboe — een algemeen aanvaard moreel verbod; iets dat onbespreekbaar of ondenkbaar is
taboo Tabu tabou — Chose qu’il n’est pas permis