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illegal

illegal

Meaning of illegal

English

not allowed by law

Русский

запрещённый законом, без права на это

illegal

Pronunciation

British English
/ɪˈliːɡəl/
American English
/ɪˈliːɡəl/

illegal with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом illegal

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

7 сочетаний

Запрещено законом

Against the law
it's illegal to
запрещено законом

I asked whether it was illegal to copy the apartment keys.

Я спросил, запрещено ли законом делать копии ключей от квартиры.

make something illegal
запретить законом

Our town voted to make fireworks illegal after several fires.

Наш город проголосовал за то, чтобы запретить фейерверки законом после нескольких пожаров.

  • illegal parkingпарковка в неположенном месте

Люди и товары вне закона

Illegal people and goods
illegal drugs
запрещённые наркотики

My brother found illegal drugs in the attic of the house we bought.

Мой брат нашёл запрещённые наркотики на чердаке дома, который мы купили.

illegal download
незаконное скачивание

Our teacher warned us that an illegal download can lead to a big fine.

Учитель предупредил нас, что за незаконное скачивание могут крупно оштрафовать.

  • illegal immigrantнелегальный иммигрант
  • illegal weaponsнелегальное оружие

illegal usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The police said the trade was illegal.

Полиция сказала, что эта торговля была незаконной.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

It is illegal to sell alcohol to children.

Незаконно продавать алкоголь детям.

illegal synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between illegal, against the law, unlawful, illicit, and banned

A
🇬🇧English
against the law

informal way to say illegal

often

ENDriving without a licence is against the law.

U
🇬🇧English
unlawful

legal, formal term

rare word

ENThe court found the arrest unlawful.

I
🇬🇧English
illicit

illegal and secret

rare word

ENPolice found illicit drugs in the car.

Advanced: broader words

B
🇬🇧English
banned

forbidden, not necessarily by law

often

ENPhones are banned during the exam.

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Questions about this word

What does illegal mean?

not allowed by law

How do you pronounce illegal?

illegal is pronounced [ɪˈliːɡəl].

How is illegal used in a sentence?

Полиция сказала, что эта торговля была незаконной. Translation: The police said the trade was illegal.

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