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1 forestall
tr[fɔː'stɔːl]1 (preempt) anticiparse a2 (prevent) prevenirforestall [for'stɔl] vt1) prevent: prevenir, impedir2) preempt: adelantarse av.• anticipar v.• impedir v.• prevenir v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)fɔːr'stɔːl, fɔː'stɔːla) ( prevent) prevenir*, impedir*b) ( preempt) adelantarse or anticiparse a[fɔː'stɔːl]VT (=anticipate) [+ event, accident] prevenir; [+ rival, competitor] adelantarse a; (Comm) acaparar* * *[fɔːr'stɔːl, fɔː'stɔːl]a) ( prevent) prevenir*, impedir*b) ( preempt) adelantarse or anticiparse a -
2 forestall
vt.1 anticiparse a, adelantarse a (attempt, criticism, rivals)2 anticipar, precaver.3 anticipar que. (pt & pp forestalled) -
3 forestall that
v.anticipar que. -
4 pre-empt
tr[priː'empt]1 (forestall) adelantarse a2 (acquire) apropiarse depriː'empt1) ( forestall) \<\<attack/move\>\> adelantarse a2) (AmE) \<\<land\>\> ocupar terrenos del gobierno para conseguir el derecho preferente de compra[priː'empt]VT1) [+ person, attack, opposition] adelantarse a, anticiparse a2) (esp US) [+ public land] ocupar para ejercer la opción de compra prioritaria* * *[priː'empt]1) ( forestall) \<\<attack/move\>\> adelantarse a2) (AmE) \<\<land\>\> ocupar terrenos del gobierno para conseguir el derecho preferente de compra -
5 head off
1) (to make (a person, animal etc) change direction: One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.) desviar2) (to go in some direction: He headed off towards the river.) dirigirse a1) v + adv ( set out) salir*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( get in front of) atajar, cortarle el paso a, interceptarb) (prevent, forestall) \<\<criticism/threat\>\> prevenir*1.2. VT + ADV1) (=intercept) [+ person] atajar, interceptarif she asks where we're going, try and head her off — si pregunta dónde vamos, intenta distraerla
* * *1) v + adv ( set out) salir*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( get in front of) atajar, cortarle el paso a, interceptarb) (prevent, forestall) \<\<criticism/threat\>\> prevenir* -
6 prevent
pri'vent(to stop (someone doing something or something happening): He prevented me from going.) impedir- preventive
prevent vb impedir / evitartr[prɪ'vent]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto prevent somebody from doing something impedir a alguien hacer algoto prevent something from happening impedir que pase algoprevent [pri'vɛnt] vt1) avoid: prevenir, evitarsteps to prevent war: medidas para evitar la guerra2) hinder: impedirv.• cautelar v.• desbaratar v.• estorbar v.• evitar v.• impedir v.• imposibilitar v.• obstaculizar v.• precaver v.• prevenir v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)• remediar v.prɪ'venta) ( hinder) impedir*to prevent somebody/something (FROM) -ING, to prevent somebody's/something's -ING — impedir* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
she was prevented from attending the conference by a sudden illness — una repentina enfermedad impidió que asistiera or le impidió asistir al congreso
b) ( forestall) \<\<crime/disease/accident\>\> prevenir*, evitar[prɪ'vent]VT1) (=avert) (by taking precautions) [+ accident, disaster, death, war, pregnancy] prevenir, evitar; [+ illness] prevenirwe want to prevent a recurrence of yesterday's violence — queremos evitar que la violencia desplegada ayer se repita, queremos prevenir or evitar una repetición de la violencia desplegada ayer
2) (=impede, put a stop to) [+ crime, corruption] impedir; [+ attempt] prevenir, impedirinstallations to prevent any attempt to escape — instalaciones fpl para prevenir or impedir cualquier intento de huida
bodyguards prevented his attempt to shoot the president — unos guardaespaldas hicieron fracasar su intento de disparar al presidente
to prevent the spread of AIDS/nuclear weapons — impedir la propagación del SIDA/la proliferación de las armas nucleares
to prevent sb (from) doing sth, prevent sb's doing sth — impedir que algn haga algo
I can't prevent him (from) leaving the country, I can't prevent his leaving the country — no puedo impedir que se vaya del país
* * *[prɪ'vent]a) ( hinder) impedir*to prevent somebody/something (FROM) -ING, to prevent somebody's/something's -ING — impedir* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
she was prevented from attending the conference by a sudden illness — una repentina enfermedad impidió que asistiera or le impidió asistir al congreso
b) ( forestall) \<\<crime/disease/accident\>\> prevenir*, evitar -
7 anticipate
æn'tisəpeit1) (to expect (something): I'm not anticipating any trouble.) esperar, contar con2) (to see what is going to be wanted, required etc in the future and do what is necessary: A businessman must try to anticipate what his customers will want.) prever•tr[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]1 (expect) esperar2 (get ahead of) adelantarse a■ we wanted to be first, but the others anticipated us quisimos ser los primeros, pero los otros se nos adelantaron3 (forsee) anticiparse a, prever■ you should try to anticipate your opponent's next move debes intentar anticiparte al movimiento de tu oponente1) foresee: anticipar, prever2) expect: esperar, contar conv.• adelantar v.• anticipar v.• impedir v.• prever v.(§pres: preveo, preves...) imp. preve-•)æn'tɪsəpeɪt, æn'tɪsɪpeɪt1)a) ( expect) \<\<consequences\>\> prever*it was more difficult than anticipated — resultó más difícil de lo que se había previsto or de lo que se esperaba
to anticipate -ing — tener* previsto + inf
b) ( look forward to) esperar2)a) ( foresee and act accordingly) \<\<movements/objections/needs\>\> prever*I anticipated the blow — vi venir* el golpe
b) ( preempt) anticiparse a, adelantarse a[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]1. VT1) (=expect) [+ trouble, pleasure] esperar, contar conthe police anticipated trouble — la policía esperaba disturbios, la policía contaba con que hubiera disturbios
I anticipate seeing him tomorrow — espero or cuento con verlo mañana
as anticipated — según se esperaba, como esperábamos
the anticipated audience did not materialize — no apareció el público que se esperaba or con que se había contado
to anticipate that... — prever que..., calcular que...
do you anticipate that this will be easy? — ¿crees que esto va a resultar fácil?
we anticipate that he will come in spite of everything — contamos con que or esperamos que venga a pesar de todo
2) (=foresee) [+ event] prever; [+ question, objection, wishes] anticiparanticipated cost — (Comm) coste m previsto
anticipated profit — beneficios mpl previstos
3) (=forestall) [+ person] anticiparse a, adelantarse a; [+ event] anticiparse a, preveniryou have anticipated my wishes — usted se ha anticipado or adelantado a mis deseos
you have anticipated my orders — (wrongly) usted ha actuado sin esperar mis órdenes
2.VI (=act too soon) anticiparse* * *[æn'tɪsəpeɪt, æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]1)a) ( expect) \<\<consequences\>\> prever*it was more difficult than anticipated — resultó más difícil de lo que se había previsto or de lo que se esperaba
to anticipate -ing — tener* previsto + inf
b) ( look forward to) esperar2)a) ( foresee and act accordingly) \<\<movements/objections/needs\>\> prever*I anticipated the blow — vi venir* el golpe
b) ( preempt) anticiparse a, adelantarse a -
8 preempt
preempt [pri'ɛmpt] vt1) appropriate: apoderarse de, apropriarse de2) : reemplazar (un programa de televisión, etc.)3) forestall: adelantarse a (un ataque, etc.) -
9 adelantarse
■adelantarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tomar la delantera) to go ahead: quería invitarle a cenar, pero Beatriz se me adelantó, I wanted to invite him to dinner but Beatriz got there first
2 (un reloj) to gain, be fast
3 (venir antes de lo esperado) to come early: este año la primavera se ha adelantado, spring has come early this year ' adelantarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: anticiparse - pisar - acontecimiento - adelantar - anticipar - avanzar - aventajar English: advance - gain - pre-empt - draw - forestall - get - pass -
10 anticiparse
■anticiparse verbo reflexivo
1 (adelantarse) to beat sb to it: iba a invitarle a cenar, pero Alicia se me anticipó, I was going to invite him to dinner, but Alice beat me to it
2 (llegar antes de lo previsto) to arrive early
3 figurado anticiparse a su tiempo, to be ahead of one's time ' anticiparse' also found in these entries: Spanish: adelantar - anticipar English: anticipate - forestall - outguess -
11 impedir
impedir ( conjugate impedir) verbo transitivo impedirle a algn hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth; quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other
impedir verbo transitivo
1 (entorpecer) to impede, hinder: un coche impedía el paso a la ambulancia, a car was in the way of the ambulance
2 (frustrar) to prevent, stop ' impedir' also found in these entries: Spanish: atravesar - bloquear - cortar - imposibilitar - inmovilizar - trabar - evitar - impida English: bar - deter - forestall - impede - inhibit - interfere - keep - occur - prevent - restrain - stop - avert - obscure - prohibit -
12 prevenir
prevenir ( conjugate prevenir) verbo transitivo prevenirse verbo pronominal prevenirse CONTRA algo to take preventive o preventative measures against sth, take precautions against sth
prevenir verbo transitivo
1 (enfermedades, etc) to prevent: más vale prevenir que curar, prevention is better than cure
2 (advertir, alertar) to warn: me previno contra él, she warned me about him
te prevengo de que no estoy muy dispuesta a ir, I want you to know that I'm not very inclined to go ' prevenir' also found in these entries: Spanish: advertir - avisar - salud - ir English: avert - forestall - forewarn - precaution - prevent - ward off - warn - head - safe -
13 forestalling
s.1 monopolio, acopio.2 anticipación de una operación.ger.gerundio del verbo FORESTALL.
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Forestall — Fore*stall , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forestalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forestalling}.] [OE. forstallen to stop, to obstruct; to stop (goods) on the way to the market by buying them beforehand, from forstal obstruction, AS. forsteal, foresteall, prop.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forestall — I verb act in advance, antevertere, anticipate, arrest, avert, avoid, await, be armed, be forewarned, bring to a standstill, cancel, censor, check, counteract, deter, disallow, enjoin, estop, filibuster, forbid, forfend, frustrate, halt, hinder,… … Law dictionary
forestall — (v.) late 14c. (implied in forestalling), to lie in wait for; also to intercept goods before they reach public markets and buy them privately (formerly a crime; mid 14c. in this sense in Anglo French), from O.E. noun foresteall intervention,… … Etymology dictionary
forestall — *prevent, anticipate Analogous words: ward, avert, *prevent, preclude, obviate: *frustrate, thwart, foil, circumvent Contrasted words: court, woo, *invite: further, forward, *advance, promote … New Dictionary of Synonyms
forestall — ► VERB 1) prevent or obstruct (something anticipated) by taking advance action. 2) anticipate and prevent the action of. DERIVATIVES forestaller noun forestalment noun. ORIGIN from Old English, «an ambush» … English terms dictionary
forestall — [fôr stôl′] vt. [ME forestallen < forestal, ambush < OE foresteall: see FORE & STALL2] 1. to prevent or hinder by doing something ahead of time 2. to act in advance of; get ahead of; anticipate 3. to interfere with the trading in (a market) … English World dictionary
forestall — UK [fɔː(r)ˈstɔːl] / US [fɔrˈstɔl] verb [transitive] Word forms forestall : present tense I/you/we/they forestall he/she/it forestalls present participle forestalling past tense forestalled past participle forestalled to prevent something from… … English dictionary
forestall — [[t]fɔː(r)stɔ͟ːl[/t]] forestalls, forestalling, forestalled VERB If you forestall someone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it. [V n] O Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on … English dictionary
forestall — forestaller, n. forestallment, forestalment, n. /fohr stawl , fawr /, v.t. 1. to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police. 2. to act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate. 3. to buy up (goods) … Universalium
forestall — verb Forestall is used with these nouns as the object: ↑criticism … Collocations dictionary
forestall — fore|stall [fo:ˈsto:l US fo:rˈsto:l] v [T] formal [: Old English; Origin: foresteallan to put in front, ambush ] to prevent something from happening or prevent someone from doing something by doing something first ▪ a measure intended to… … Dictionary of contemporary English