Phrase guide

do not enter

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used on various signs to indicate that an area should not be entered, e.g. a military installation, or a hotel room.

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phrase

Meaning 2

Used on a road sign to indicate a one-way street that cannot be entered from the direction one is facing when seeing the sign.

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Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: প্রবেশ করবেন না (probeś korben na) — building sign
  • Catalan: no entreu — building sign
  • Chinese: 毋通入去 (m̄-thang li̍p-khì / m̄-thang ji̍p-khì / m̄-thang li̍p-khìr / m̄-thang lia̍k-khì) — building sign
  • Chinese: 毋通入來 /毋通入来 (m̄-thang li̍p-lâi / m̄-thang ji̍p-lâi / m̄-thang lia̍k-lâi) — building sign
  • Chinese: 莫入去 (mài li̍p-khì / mài ji̍p-khì / mài li̍p-khù) — building sign
  • Chinese: 莫入來 /莫入来 (mài ji̍p-lâi / mài li̍p-lâi) — building sign
  • Chinese: 甭入去 (mang li̍p-khì / mang li̍p-khìr / mang ji̍p-khì / mang lia̍k-khì) — building sign
  • Chinese: 甭入來 /甭入来 (mang li̍p-lâi / mang ji̍p-lâi / mang lia̍k-lâi) — building sign
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不許進入 /不许进入 (bùxǔ jìnrù) — building sign
  • Dutch: niet betreden — building sign
  • Finnish: pääsy kielletty — building sign
  • French: défense d'entrer — building sign
  • French: entrée interdite — building sign
  • Galician: non entre — building sign
  • German: nicht eintreten — building sign
  • German: Eintritt verboten — building sign
  • Greek: μην εισέρχεστε (min eisércheste) — building sign
  • Hindi: प्रवेश वर्जित (praveś varjit) — building sign
  • Hindi: प्रवेश निषेध (praveś niṣedh) — building sign
  • Hungarian: belépni tilos — building sign
  • Indonesian: dilarang masuk — building sign
  • Italian: non entrare — building sign
  • Italian: vietato entrare — building sign
  • Khmer: ហាមចូល (haam-coul) — building sign
  • Luxembourgish: betriet net — building sign
  • Malay: dilarang masuk — building sign
  • Persian: وارد نشوید (vâred našavid) — building sign
  • Portuguese: não entre — building sign
  • Romanian: nu intrați — building sign
  • Russian: не входи́ть (ne vxodítʹ) — building sign
  • Spanish: no entre — building sign
  • Tagalog: bawal pumasok — building sign
  • Tagalog: huwag pumasok — building sign
  • Chinese Mandarin: 單行道 /单行道 (dānxíngdào) — road sign
  • Finnish: kielletty ajosuunta — road sign
  • German: keine Einfahrt — road sign
  • Hindi: प्रवेश निषेध (praveś niṣedh) — road sign
  • Hungarian: egyirányú utca — road sign
  • Malay: dilarang masuk — road sign
  • Polish: zakaz wjazdu — road sign
  • Russian: въезд запрещён (vʺjezd zapreščón) — road sign