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нельзя

adv.
stresses
gen. may not (example provided by ART Vancouver • You will be busy with your baby throughout the appointment and other children may not be in the room. Please make care arrangements for siblings.); one cannot
gram. not supposed to (+ infinitive • That spot is reserved for deliveries. It's not supposed to be parked there! – там нельзя ставить машину ART Vancouver)
inf. nothing doing
нельзя! prep.
rhetor. no way! (youtu.be Alex_Odeychuk)
нельзя
gen. impossible; no (not allowed); you mustn't (MichaelBurov); it is prohibited; must not (Must not is also used to forbid (see360.3).It is a little stronger or more emphatic than may not. Students must not use the staff car park. M. Swan. Practical English Usage Alexander Demidov); it is not allowed; cannae (Scottish slang for "can't" Artjaazz); there is no way of (что-либо сделать; в сочетании с герундием A.Rezvov); do not (kee46); is/was/etc. not an option (Liv Bliss); not allowed (e.g. parking is not allowed here Maria Klavdieva); cannot (typist); it is forbidden; one may not; it won't do (It won’t do to economize on the economic concept.It won't do to rely on AI to do it, since there are plenty of times where it just gets lost debugging. Every time I've blindly relied on AI, I've come to regret it. Abysslooker)
Gruzovik one ought not; one should not
comp., MS it isn't possible (to + inf. Alex_Odeychuk)
inf. you don't (досл. "ты не" • You don't talk to people like that! – Нельзя так с людьми разговаривать! Shabe)
math. it is impossible
mech. It can't
rhetor. shouldn't be allowed to (+ inf. Alex_Odeychuk)
нельзя!
gen. eighty-six; nix; you must not! (MichaelBurov)
slang nixie
нельзя
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