pre-empt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pre-empt in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

pre-empt [ˌpriːˈempt] VB trans form

1. pre-empt (to have a legal right):

pre-empt

получавам право

2. pre-empt (to use one's legal right):

pre-empt

измествам

pre-empt

замествам

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is not right to pre-empt that now.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The idea, of course, is to pre-empt the opponents and cause them to miss their best contract.

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It is impossible to pre-empt difficulties because there are no previous cases to reference.

www.dailymail.co.uk

We need to pre-empt this verdict and make the judges in this district aware we won't tolerate this behavior by anyone.

horsetalk.co.nz

We need to openly examine and debate these realities - to pre-empt division between those who pay and those who receive.

www.independent.ie

The imperative is to try to get there first and exploit that competitive advantage to pre-empt those to come after.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

But to answer your question the laws of the land pre-empt cultural preferences or traditions.

www.abc.net.au

However, it was later discovered that the cops had come prepared to pre-empt a clash between two groups.

www.thehindu.com

He said he did not want to pre-empt the changes but there would be more details soon.

www.abc.net.au

Social conservative groups opposed the amendment, arguing that it would federalize family law and pre-empt the states in areas dealing with the family.

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