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  • 61 muzzle

    1. noun
    1) (the jaws and nose of an animal such as a dog.) ρύγχος,μουσούδα
    2) (an arrangement of straps etc round the muzzle of an animal to prevent it from biting.) φίμωτρο
    3) (the open end of the barrel of a gun etc.) στόμιο,μπούκα όπλου
    2. verb
    (to put a muzzle on (a dog etc).) φιμώνω

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  • 62 neighbourhood watch

    (American neighborhood watch; also sentry watch) noun (a system allowing organized groups of people to police their neighbourhoods to prevent crime.) φύλαξη γειτονιάς με περιπολίες πολιτών

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  • 63 obliterate

    [ə'blitəreit]
    1) (to cover, to prevent from being visible: The sand-storm obliterated his footprints.) εξαλείφω,σβήνω
    2) (to destroy completely: The town was obliterated by the bombs.) εξολοθρεύω,ισοπεδώνω

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  • 64 pad

    I 1. [pæd] noun
    1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) μαξιλαράκι/βάτα
    2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) σημειωματάριο,μπλοκ
    3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) εξέδρα εκτόξευσης
    2. verb
    (to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) παραγεμίζω
    - pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb
    (to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) αλαφροπατώ

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  • 65 patent

    ['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun
    (an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας,πατέντα
    2. verb
    (to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) κατοχυρώνω(με δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας),πατεντάρω

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  • 66 plug

    1. noun
    1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) βύσμα,φις
    2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) βούλωμα,τάπα
    2. verb
    (to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) βουλώνω

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  • 67 police

    [pə'li:s] 1. noun plural
    (the men and women whose job is to prevent crime, keep order, see that laws are obeyed etc: Call the police!; The police are investigating the matter; ( also adjective) the police force, a police officer.) αστυνομία
    2. verb
    (to supply (a place) with police: We cannot police the whole area.) αστυνομεύω
    - policeman
    - policewoman
    - police station

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  • 68 powerless

    adjective (having no power: The king was powerless to prevent the execution.) ανίσχυρος

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  • 69 preventive

    [-tiv]
    adjective (that helps to prevent illness etc: preventive medicine.) προληπτικός

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  • 70 put a stop to

    (to prevent from continuing: We must put a stop to this waste.) σταματώ,βάζω τέρμα σε

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  • 71 put paid to

    (to prevent a person from doing (something he planned or wanted to do): The rain put paid to our visit to the zoo.) ματαιώνω

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  • 72 refrigerate

    verb (to keep (food) cold to prevent it from going bad: Meat should be refrigerated.) διατηρώ στο ψυγείο

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  • 73 restrain

    [rə'strein]
    (to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) συγκρατώ

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  • 74 retain

    [rə'tein]
    1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) κρατώ, διατηρώ, συγκρατώ
    2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) συγκρατώ

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  • 75 rope off

    (to put a rope round or across (a place) in order to prevent people going in: The end of the room was roped off for the most important guests.) χωρίζω/αποκλείω με σκοινί

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  • 76 safety measures

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  • 77 scuttle

    I verb
    (to hurry with short, quick steps.) το βάζω στα πόδια
    II verb
    ((of a ship's crew) to make a hole in (the ship) in order to sink it: The sailors scuttled the ship to prevent it falling into enemy hands.) βουλιάζω,φουντάρω

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  • 78 seal off

    (to prevent all approach to, or exit from, (an area): The police have sealed off the area where the murdered girl was found.) αποκλείω

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  • 79 shield

    [ʃi:ld] 1. noun
    1) (a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons.) ασπίδα
    2) (something or someone that protects: A thick steel plate acted as a heat shield.) προστατευτικό κάλυμμα,ασπίδα
    3) (a trophy shaped like a shield won in a sporting competition etc: My son has won the archery shield.) αθλητικό τρόπαιο
    2. verb
    1) (to protect: The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust.) προστατεύω,προφυλάσσω
    2) (to prevent from being seen clearly: That group of trees shields the house from the road.) καλύπτω,κρύβω

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  • 80 smother

    1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) πνίγω
    2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) πνίγω,σβήνω
    3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) πνίγω

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  • prevent — 1 Prevent, anticipate, forestall can mean to be or get ahead of or to deal with beforehand, with reference especially to a thing s due time or to its actual occurrence or to the action of another. Prevent implies frustration (as of an intention… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • prevent — When prevent is followed by an object + verbal noun, the usual construction now is (for example) prevent him going or prevent him from going, rather than prevent his going, which (though considered formally more correct by some) is falling out of …   Modern English usage

  • PReVENT — is a European automotive industry activity co funded by the European Commission to contribute to road safety by developing and demonstrating preventive safety applications and technologies. Preventive and active safety applications help drivers… …   Wikipedia

  • Prevent — Pre*vent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prevented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preventing}.] [L. praevenire, praeventum; prae before + venire to come. See {Come}.] 1. To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] We… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prevent — I verb arrest, avert, avoid, baffle, balk, bar, block, check, checkmate, circumvent, contest, counter, counteract, countercheck, cut off, debar, defeat, deflect, delay, detain, deter, discourage, estop, fend off, foil, forbid, foreclose,… …   Law dictionary

  • prevent — pre‧vent [prɪˈvent] verb [transitive] to stop something happening, or someone doing something: • government regulators working to prevent fraud prevent somebody/​something (from) doing something • The region s huge economic problems will prevent… …   Financial and business terms

  • prevent — [prē vent′, privent′] vt. [ME preventen < L praeventus, pp. of praevenire, to anticipate < prae , before (see PRE ) + venire, to COME] 1. Obs. a) to act in anticipation of (an event or a fixed time) b) to anticipate (a need, objection,… …   English World dictionary

  • Prevent — Pre*vent , v. i. To come before the usual time. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Strawberries . . . will prevent and come early. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prevent — (v.) early 15c., to act in anticipation of, from L. praeventus, pp. of praevenire come before, anticipate, hinder, in L.L. also to prevent, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + venire to come (see VENUE (Cf. venue)). Originally literal; sense… …   Etymology dictionary

  • prevent — [v] keep from happening or continuing anticipate, arrest, avert, avoid, baffle, balk, bar, block, check, chill*, cool, cork, counter, counteract, dam, debar, defend against, foil, forbid, forestall, forfend, frustrate, halt, hamper, head off,… …   New thesaurus

  • prevent — ► VERB 1) keep from happening or arising. 2) stop (someone) from doing something. ● prevention is better than cure Cf. ↑prevention is better than cure DERIVATIVES preventable adjective prevention …   English terms dictionary

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