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Summary

German to English: more detail...

tabu:
- taboo; prohibited
Tabu:
- taboo
Wiktionary:
- tabu → taboo
- tabu → taboo
- Tabu → taboo
- Tabu → taboo

English to German: more detail...

tabu:
The word tabu exists in our database, but we currently do not have a translation from English to German.
- Synonyms for "tabu":
  taboo; sacred
  forbidden; out; prohibited; proscribed; verboten; impermissible
  taboo; bias; prejudice; preconception
  inhibition

German

Detailed Translations for tabu from German to English

tabu:

tabu adj

tabu
taboo; prohibited
- taboo adj
- prohibited adj

Translation Matrix for tabu:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
taboo		Tabu
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
prohibited	tabu
taboo	tabu

Synonyms for "tabu":

heilig; unantastbar; unaussprechlich; verboten; verpönt

Wiktionary Translations for tabu:

tabu

nicht erlaubt, erwähnt/genannt zu werden
- tabu → taboo

tabu

adjective

excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention
- taboo → tabu

Tabu:

Tabu [das ~] nomen

Tabu
the taboo
- taboo [the ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for Tabu:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
taboo	Tabu
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
taboo		tabu

Wiktionary Translations for Tabu:

Tabu

noun

etwas, über das nicht gesprochen werden darf
- Tabu → taboo

Tabu

noun

inhibition or ban
- taboo → Tabu

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• Tabu	→ taboo	↔ taboe — een algemeen aanvaard moreel verbod; iets dat onbespreekbaar of ondenkbaar is
• Tabu	→ taboo	↔ tabou — Chose qu’il n’est pas permis

English

Detailed Translations for tabu from English to German

tabu:

Translation Matrix for tabu:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	taboo
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	forbidden; out; prohibited; proscribed; taboo; verboten

Synonyms for "tabu":

taboo; sacred
forbidden; out; prohibited; proscribed; verboten; impermissible
taboo; bias; prejudice; preconception
inhibition

Related Definitions for "tabu":

excluded from use or mention¹
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands¹
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion¹
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University