prevent in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for prevent in the English»Italian Dictionary

prevent [Brit prɪˈvɛnt, Am prəˈvɛnt] VB trans

prevent illness

prevenire

prevent conflict, disaster, damage, fire, violence

evitare

prevent marriage

ostacolare

to prevent the outbreak of war, the introduction of reform

evitare lo scoppio della guerra, l'introduzione di una riforma

to prevent sb, sth from doing

impedire a qn, qc di fare

to prevent sb, sth from being criticized

impedire che qn, qc venga criticato

to prevent sb's death

evitare la morte di qn

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I was powerless to prevent it

non ho potuto fare niente per impedirlo

to prevent breakage

per evitare la rottura

Translations for prevent in the Italian»English Dictionary

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la battaglia per la prevenzione dell'AIDS

the battle to prevent AIDS

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(in order) to avoid, to prevent

impedire

to prevent

impedire a qn di fare

to prevent or keep or restrain sb from doing

impedire un crimine

to prevent a crime

impedire che venga rivelata la verità

to prevent the truth from being revealed

non potevo impedire che partisse

I was helpless to prevent his leaving

una disposizione che impedisce ai funzionari di scioperare

a clause to prevent civil servants to strike

impossibilitare

to prevent

fare melina

= in football, to keep possession of the ball and use time-wasting tactics to prevent the opponent from scoring

prevenire la carie

to prevent tooth decay

prevenire malattia

to prevent

prevenire la carie

to prevent decay

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Translations for prevent in the English»Italian Dictionary

prevent [prɪ·ˈvent] VB trans

1. prevent (hamper):

prevent

impedire

to prevent sb from doing sth

impedire a qu di fare qc

the news prevented his coming

la notizia gli ha impedito di venire

2. prevent (avoid):

prevent confusion, panic, crime

prevenire

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to prevent sb from doing sth

impedire a qu di fare qc

Translations for prevent in the Italian»English Dictionary

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precludere (fuga)

to prevent

prevenire

to prevent

impedire

to prevent

impedire a qu di fare qc

to prevent sb from doing sth

blocco antismog

regulations designed to prevent smog from forming or getting worse

vietare a qu di fare qc

to prevent sb from doing sth

trattenere qu (dal fare qc)

to prevent sb (from doing sth)

prevent Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to prevent sb from doing sth

impedire a qu di fare qc

to prevent sb from doing sth

impedire a qu di fare qc

regulations designed to prevent smog from forming or getting worse

blocco antismog

to prevent sb from doing sth

impedire a qu di fare qc

to prevent sb from doing sth

vietare a qu di fare qc

to prevent sb (from doing sth)

trattenere qu (dal fare qc)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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One way of preventing this is using different writing systems or different spelling systems.

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Unfortunately this did not prevent subsidence and in 1973, subsidence of 5 feet occurred, leaving the house structurally unsound.

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In 2013, they created a that would prevent vehicle access.

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Further problems prevented work on the project from advancing beyond the 1864 stage for a decade.

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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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The rioters demanded increased pay and prevented others from working at the old rates.

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It prevents a crack appearing in the plaster finish at a later date.

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We had to stop the appearance at this point to prevent people getting crushed.

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She fed her imprisoned father with her own breastmilk to prevent him from dying of starvation.

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