bannen
banish
Etwas mit einer besonderen Kraft festhalten oder verhindern, dass es Schaden anrichtet.
The German word "bannen" is a verb that means "to banish" or "to cast a spell." In a broader sense, it can also refer to capturing or holding something intangibly, as in capturing someone's attention or enchanting an audience. Apart from its mystical connotations, it can mean controlling or averting something, like danger or fear.
Similar words in German include "vertreiben" which has a more direct implication of driving something away physically, "verzaubern" which closely aligns with enchanting or bewitching in a magical or charming sense, and "festhalten", which implies physically or figuratively holding something fast.
The key difference between "banny" and "vertreiben," for example, is that “bannen” may retain more mystical or dignified undertones and suggests a form of control that is less about expelling and more about overcoming or captivating.
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Examples
Die Legende sagt, dass der Magier den Geist gebannt hat.verb
The legend says that the magician has banished the spirit.
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