Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with embargo in American Collocation
total
He supported a total embargo on trade.
strict
The army is roughly half the size it was during the recent war and remains under a tight arms embargo.
not total
President Eisenhower responded by declaring a partial embargo on trade with Cuba.
types of embargo
Gasoline prices fell lower than they had been at any time since the oil embargo of 1973.
put an embargo on something
The government had placed an embargo on the export of raw nuts because it could not believe the low prices that the exporters were quoting.
make sure that an embrago is obeyed
They were not able to guarantee that the embrago would be strictly enforced.
be affected by an embargo
At that time both countries were under US trade embargos.
end an embargo
They decided to lift the arms embargo on the region.
not end an embargo
France’s decision to maintain the embargo caused a trade row.
make an embargo more/less strict
It also tightened the weapons embargo and cracked down hard on the oil-smuggling trade.
break an embargo
International arms embargoes are systematically violated.
not break an embargo
They declared in July that they would no longer respect the trade embargo.