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Il ne faut pas
Il ne faut pas expresses prohibition rather than absence of obligation. It means one must not, not one does not have to.
Examples in context
Il ne faut pas fumer ici.
You must not smoke here.
Il ne faut pas avoir peur.
You must not be afraid.
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