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embargo
/ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/
noun
embargo
Also
zakaz(m)
Definition
An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
Examples
The government imposed an embargo on arms sales to the region.
Rząd nałożył embargo na sprzedaż broni do tego regionu.
The trade embargo severely affected the country's economy.
Embargo handlowe poważnie wpłynęło na gospodarkę kraju.
Synonyms
Collocations
trade embargoarms embargolift an embargo
verb
nałożyć embargo
Also
objąć embargiem
Definition
To impose an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a country.
Examples
Several nations decided to embargo oil shipments to the rogue state.
Kilka narodów zdecydowało się nałożyć embargo na dostawy ropy do państwa zbójeckiego.
The new policy will embargo certain goods from entering the market.
Nowa polityka obejmie embargiem niektóre towary wchodzące na rynek.
Collocations
embargo goodsembargo tradeembargo a country
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