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الضَّرِيبَة
предотвратяване
English
English
Bulgarian
Bulgarian

prevent [prɪˈvent] VB trans

1. prevent (keep from happening):

prevent
предотвратявам
to prevent sb (from Am, ) doing sth
попречвам на нкг да направи нщ

2. prevent MED:

prevent
предпазвам
to prevent a disease from spreading
спирам разпространяването на болест
circumstances preventing carriage
обстоятелства, препятстващи превоза
regulation to prevent abuse
норми за предотвратяване на злоупотреби
supervision to prevent abuse
контрол срещу злоупотреби
Bulgarian
Bulgarian
English
English
предохранявам
prevent
обстоятелства, препятстващи превоза
circumstances preventing carriage
попречвам
prevent
попречвам на нкг да направи нщ
prevent sb from doing sth
предотвратявам
prevent
възпирам
prevent
възпирам нкг да извърши нщ
prevent sb from doing sth
възпирам
prevent oneself
въздържам
prevent
въздържам го да не направи нещо необмислено
prevent him from doing something stupid
въздържам се да изкажа мнението си
prevent oneself from speaking one's mind
избягвам
prevent
Present
Iprevent
youprevent
he/she/itprevents
weprevent
youprevent
theyprevent
Past
Iprevented
youprevented
he/she/itprevented
weprevented
youprevented
theyprevented
Present Perfect
Ihaveprevented
youhaveprevented
he/she/ithasprevented
wehaveprevented
youhaveprevented
theyhaveprevented
Past Perfect
Ihadprevented
youhadprevented
he/she/ithadprevented
wehadprevented
youhadprevented
theyhadprevented
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to prevent sb from doing sth
попречвам нкм да направи нщ
circumstances preventing carriage
обстоятелства, препятстващи превоза
to prevent sb (from Am, ) doing sth
попречвам на нкг да направи нщ
to prevent a disease from spreading
спирам разпространяването на болест
regulation to prevent abuse
норми за предотвратяване на злоупотреби
supervision to prevent abuse
контрол срещу злоупотреби
въздържам го да не направи нещо необмислено
prevent him from doing something stupid
въздържам се да изкажа мнението си
prevent oneself from speaking one's mind

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

It prevents a crack appearing in the plaster finish at a later date.
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They would also observe that we spend millions to prevent death by disease and other causes.
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The rioters demanded increased pay and prevented others from working at the old rates.
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One way of preventing this is using different writing systems or different spelling systems.
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However, rightholders may not prevent private and non-commercial use, use for research or use for teaching.
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