prevent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prevent in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

prevent [Brit prɪˈvɛnt, Am prəˈvɛnt] VB trans

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to prevent breakage
I was powerless to prevent it
to prevent decay

Translations for prevent in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

prevent in the PONS Dictionary

prevent Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to prevent sb/sth (from Am) doing sth
to prevent sb from doing sth
éviter que qn (ne) fasse qc (subj)
to prevent sb from doing sth
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The number and types of troops that can be summoned is limited by a cap to prevent either team from becoming too overpowered.
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Their attempts to prevent ratification ultimately failed by a narrow vote of 30 to 27.
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To prevent this effect, police should separate witnesses as early as possible before the reporting of the event.
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We had to stop the appearance at this point to prevent people getting crushed.
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The next day, she took 3/36 from ten overs but it was not enough to prevent a five-wicket defeat.
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Wicked stated the stickers were to promote road safety and prevent vehicular rollovers.
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These calls jammed the switchboards, and even blew repeated fuses in them, preventing the executives from getting through to each other to resolve the situation.
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It prevents a crack appearing in the plaster finish at a later date.
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One way of preventing this is using different writing systems or different spelling systems.
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The sponge benefits from the fact that living on the scallop prevents it from being buried in sediment.
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