prevented in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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prevent [Am prəˈvɛnt, Brit prɪˈvɛnt] VB trans

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illness prevented him attending the ceremony
no pudo asistir a la ceremonia por estar enfermo or por razones de salud
her infirmity prevented her from walking very far
su estado de debilidad le impedía ir demasiado lejos

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la oportuna intervención policial impidió la consumación del atentado
the timely intervention of the police prevented the attack from being carried out
la oportuna intervención policial impidió la consumación del atentado
the timely intervention of the police prevented the attack from being perpetrated form
imposibilitar
to prevent
la niebla imposibilitó la salida de los aviones
the fog prevented the planes from taking off
la niebla imposibilitó la salida de los aviones
the planes were prevented from taking off by the fog
el cordón policial imposibilitó el acceso a la zona
the police cordon prevented all access to the area
para prevenir el abuso sexual infantil
to prevent child abuse
para prevenir el abuso sexual infantil
to prevent children being sexually abused
el mal tiempo impidió la celebración del concurso
bad weather prevented the contest from being held o taking place
una serie de contrariedades nos impidieron llegar a tiempo
a succession of hitches o setbacks prevented us getting there on time
impedir
to prevent
no logró impedir el accidente
she was unable to prevent the accident
impedirle a algn + infinit.
to prevent sb from -ing
el dolor le impedía caminar
the pain prevented her from walking o meant that she couldn't walk o stopped her walking
(impedir que + subj) quiso impedir que nos viéramos
she tried to prevent us from seeing each other
tenemos que impedir que ocurra otra vez
we must stop o prevent it happening again
sus quejas no obstaron para que siguiera adelante
their complaints did not stop o prevent him (from) proceeding
eso no obsta para que podamos encontrar una solución
that should not prevent us finding a solution

prevented in the PONS Dictionary

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prevented Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to prevent sb from doing sth
impedir que alguien haga algo
the news prevented his coming
la noticia impidió que viniera
to prevent sb from doing sth
evitar que alguien haga algo
to prevent the spread of the virus
evitar la propagación del virus
I was able to prevent further damage
pude evitar mayores estragos
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This sloth, like a modern anteater, walked on the sides of its feet because its claws prevented it from putting them flat on the ground.
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Foul weather prevented attacks on the 8th, but the following two days presented favorable conditions for air strikes which continued apace.
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The two fighters exchanged heated words had to be prevented from brawling before the fight was continued.
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Further, vitiated facilities, storage heated facilities, arc facilities and the various types of shock tunnels each have limitations which have prevented perfect simulation of scramjet operation.
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Sows are also prevented from being able to move other than between standing and lying.
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The disease can be prevented with good husbandry and hygiene measures.
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Public attitudes and sexism generally prevented women from participating in organised football.
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Nevertheless, a lighthouse may not have prevented this disaster.
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The pyramids can be made to point inwards; assembly is more difficult but some cases of encroaching can be obviously prevented.
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Dispensers store stored wines at cool temperatures and oxygen is prevented from entering the bottle when pouring.
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