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    Embargo (en. Embargo)

    /emˈbaɾɣo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Legal restriction that prevents trade with a country or the transfer of goods.
    The embargo imposed by the UN affects several countries.
    El embargo aplicado por la ONU afecta a varios países.
    Legal term that indicates the retention of goods by court order.
    The judge ordered an embargo on the debtor's assets.
    El juez ordenó un embargo sobre los bienes del deudor.
    Prohibition of circulation of a product, especially in times of war or crisis.
    The arms embargo was imposed to prevent conflict.
    El embargo de armas fue impuesto para evitar el conflicto.

    Etymology

    From Old Spanish 'embargar', which means 'to retain'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    economic embargo
    Measures that limit economic exchange with a country.
    embargo económico
    lift the embargo
    Remove a previous prohibition or restriction.
    levantar el embargo
    military embargo
    Prohibition of supplying military material to a country.
    embargo militar

    Related Words

    embargado
    State of a good that has been subject to an embargo.
    embargado
    embargar
    To apply an embargo on something to retain it.
    embargar
    interdiction
    Action of prohibiting or restricting something, similar to an embargo.
    interdicción

    Slang Meanings

    When someone feels trapped in a situation with no escape.
    I feel in an emotional embargo because of everything that has happened.
    Me siento en un embargo emocional por todo lo que ha pasado.
    Used to refer to a pause in the progress of a project.
    The project is in embargo until the disputes are resolved.
    El proyecto está en un embargo hasta que se resuelvan las disputas.