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1 outbreak of violence
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2 violence
violence n1 ( physical aggression) violence f (against contre) ; to resort to/use violence recourir à/user de la violence ; an outbreak of violence une flambée de violence ; two days of violence deux jours d'incidents violents ; football violence la violence lors des matchs de football ;2 ( force) (of storm, feelings, reaction) violence f ; he hit the table with such violence that il a heurté la table avec une violence telle que ; -
3 outbreak
outbreak ['aʊtbreɪk]∎ there have been outbreaks of violence throughout the country il y a eu des explosions de violence dans tout le pays;∎ at the outbreak of war au début de la guerre, lorsque la guerre a éclaté;∎ at the outbreak of the strike dès le début de la grève;∎ there's been an outbreak of flu il y a eu de nombreux cas de grippe;∎ doctors fear an outbreak of meningitis les médecins redoutent une épidémie de méningite;∎ to have an outbreak of spots avoir une éruption de boutons∎ there will be outbreaks of rain/snow in many places il y aura des chutes de pluie/de neige un peu partout -
4 outbreak
outbreak [ˈaʊtbreɪk]* * *['aʊtbreɪk] -
5 outbreak
outbreak n (of war, unrest) déclenchement m ; (of violence, spots) éruption f ; ( of disease) déclaration f ; at the outbreak of war quand la guerre a éclaté ; an outbreak of rain une ondée. -
6 prevent
prevent [prɪˈvent]* * *[prɪ'vent]transitive verb prévenir [fire, illness, violence]; éviter [conflict, disaster, damage]; faire obstacle à [marriage] -
7 prevent
prevent vtr prévenir [fire, illness, violence] ; éviter [conflict, disaster, damage] ; faire obstacle à [marriage] ; to prevent the outbreak of war/the introduction of reform empêcher le déclenchement d'une guerre/l'introduction de réformes ; to prevent sb/sth from doing empêcher qn/qch de faire ; to prevent sb/sth from being criticized empêcher que qn/qch soit critiqué ; to prevent sb's death empêcher que qn ne meure.
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