preventing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for preventing 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 preventing 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

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

questo provvedimento è teso a impedire il traffico di droga

this measure aims at preventing or is intended to prevent drug dealing

prevenire la carie

to prevent tooth decay

preventing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for preventing 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

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anticancro (cibo)

cancer-preventing

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)

preventing 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

to prevent sb (from doing sth)

trattenere qu (dal 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With urban house prices so high, preventing many people from owning their own homes, the self-funded co-housing model could be an antidote to the market-driven developer model.

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One clause is aimed at preventing the racy image strip clubs promote.

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In addition to preventing introduction of grey squirrels, containment and eradication could serve to control the species invasive actions.

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Luckily, your body is pretty good at preventing this, provided you to listen to your brain's thirst cues and drink up.

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The early rehab, usually lasting around 6 weeks, will focus on maintaining full knee motion and preventing scar tissue.

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In the event of a fall, the gear acts as a catch-point for the rope, thus preventing the climber from hurtling to the ground.

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Each pump has a flow control valve and a backflow preventing check valve on the outlet, and shutoff valves on both inlet and outlet.

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It will reduce the amount of sweat that you produce thereby preventing heat rash.

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This can be used to track down what is holding a file open and preventing its use by another program.

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It is suggested that fellatio may, through immune modulation, play a beneficial role in preventing dangerous complications during pregnancy, especially reducing the risk of miscarriage and pre-eclampsia.

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