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prévenir [pʀev(ə)niʀ]➭ TABLE 22 transitive verb• tu es prévenu ! you've been warned!b. ( = empêcher) to preventc. ( = devancer) [+ désir] to anticipate ; [+ objection] to forestall* * *pʀevniʀ2) ( téléphoner à) to call [médecin, police]3) ( donner un avertissement) to warn4) ( éviter) to prevent [catastrophe, maladie]5) ( aller au devant de) to anticipate [désir]••mieux vaut prévenir que guérir — Proverbe prevention is better than cure Proverbe
* * *pʀev(ə)niʀ1. vt1) [personne] (= avertir)Je te préviens, il est de mauvaise humeur. — I'm warning you, he's in a bad mood.
2) (= informer) to tell, to informprévenir qn de — to tell sb about, to inform sb about
3) [événement, accident] (= éviter) to prevent2. vi* * *prévenir verb table: venir vtr1 ( informer) to tell (de about; que that); prévenez-nous de votre visite tell us when you're coming; partir sans prévenir to leave without telling anybody; arriver sans prévenir to arrive without warning;3 ( donner un avertissement) to warn (de about; que that); je te préviens, si tu fais ça je m'en vais! I warn you, if you do that I'm off!; prévenir la population des risques d'explosion to warn the population about the risk of explosion; je vous aurai prévenu! I have warned you!;4 ( éviter) to prevent [catastrophe, maladie];5 ( aller au devant de) to anticipate [désir]; elle prévient leurs moindres désirs she anticipates their every wish.mieux vaut prévenir que guérir prevention is better than cure.[prevnir] verbe transitif1. [informer]prévenir quelqu'un to inform somebody, to let somebody knowen cas d'accident, qui dois-je prévenir? who should I inform ou notify in case of an accident?prévenir la police to call ou to notify the policeje te préviens, si tu recommences, c'est la fessée! I'm warning you, if you do that again I'll spank you!partir sans prévenir to leave without warning ou noticeprévenir un danger to ward ou to stave off a danger4. [anticiper - désir, besoin] to anticipate ; [ - accusation, critique] to forestall5. (soutenu) [influencer]prévenir quelqu'un en faveur de/contre to predispose somebody towards, to prejudice somebody against -
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v.1 to prevent.Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.2 to warn.te prevengo de que la carretera es muy mala be warned that the road is very badRicardo previno a María del peligro Richard warned Mary of the danger.3 to foresee, to anticipate.4 to make it impossible to, to make it difficult to.Lisa previno ejecutar el programa Lisa made it impossible to execute the..* * *1 (evitar) to avoid, prevent2 (advertir) to warn\más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure* * *verb1) to prevent2) warn* * *1. VT1) (=evitar) to prevent; (=prever) to foresee, anticipate2) (=advertir) to warnprevenir a algn — to warn sb, put sb on his guard (contra, de against, about)
4) (=preparar) to prepare, get ready ( para for)5) (=proveer)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <enfermedad/accidente> to preventb) (advertir, alertar) to warn2.prevenirse v pronprevenirse CONTRA algo — to take preventive o preventative measures against something, take precautions against something
* * *= caution (against), forewarn, preclude, prevent, sound + a note of caution, sound + a word of caution, forestall, avert, sound + a wake-up call, ward off, admonish, head off, thwart.Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.Ex. I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.Ex. His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex. Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.Ex. A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex. The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.----* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* prevenir contra = ward against.* prevenir en contra de = ward against.* prevenir una infección = prevent + infection.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <enfermedad/accidente> to preventb) (advertir, alertar) to warn2.prevenirse v pronprevenirse CONTRA algo — to take preventive o preventative measures against something, take precautions against something
* * *= caution (against), forewarn, preclude, prevent, sound + a note of caution, sound + a word of caution, forestall, avert, sound + a wake-up call, ward off, admonish, head off, thwart.Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
Ex: I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex: Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.Ex: A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* prevenir contra = ward against.* prevenir en contra de = ward against.* prevenir una infección = prevent + infection.* * *vt1 ‹enfermedad/accidente/desgracia› to preventayuda a prevenir la caries it helps prevent tooth decaymás vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than curemás vale prevenir que lamentar better safe than sorry2 (advertir, alertar) to warnprevinieron a los conductores del mal estado de las carreteras drivers were warned of the bad state of the roadsprevenirse CONTRA algo to take preventive o preventative measures AGAINST sth, take precautions AGAINST sth* * *
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
* * *♦ vt1. [evitar] to prevent;para prevenir la gripe to prevent flu;un medicamento que previene contra la malaria a medicine that protects against malaria;más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure2. [avisar] to warn;te prevengo de que la carretera es muy mala be warned that the road is very bad3. [prever] to foresee, to anticipate4. [predisponer]prevenir a alguien contra algo/alguien to prejudice sb against sth/sb* * *v/t1 ( evitar) prevent;más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure* * *prevenir {87} vt1) : to prevent2) : to warn* * * -
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5 prevenir
• disenable• forewarn• forfend• give excess medication to• give false hopes• impede• prevent• thwart• ward in chancery• ward off sleep• warmth• warn• warn about• warn off -
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v.to prevent from, to stop from, to keep from. -
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Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > prévenir
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11 prevenir en contra de
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12 prevenir una infección
(v.) = prevent + infectionEx. 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.* * *(v.) = prevent + infectionEx: 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.
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13 prévenir une crise politique
Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > prévenir une crise politique
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14 prévenir/avertir de
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15 más vale prevenir que curar
prevention is better than cure* * *prevention is better than cure, better safe than sorry* * *= a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorryEx. It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis -- a stitch in time saves nine.Ex. Common sense tells us that it is better to be safe than sorry.* * *= a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorryEx: It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis -- a stitch in time saves nine.
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16 vale más vale prevenir que curar
Ex. It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis -- a stitch in time saves nine.* * *Ex: It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis -- a stitch in time saves nine.
Spanish-English dictionary > vale más vale prevenir que curar
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17 es mejor prevenir que lamentar
• it's better to prevent instead of solving problems• prevention is better than cureDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > es mejor prevenir que lamentar
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18 más vale prevenir que curar
• prevention is better than cureDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > más vale prevenir que curar
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19 más vale prevenir que lamentar
• it's better to prevent instead of solving problems• prevention is better than cureDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > más vale prevenir que lamentar
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20 petición para prevenir
• motion to preclude
См. также в других словарях:
prévenir — [ prev(ə)nir ] v. tr. <conjug. : 22; auxil. avoir> • 1467 « citer en justice »; lat. prævenire « venir devant, en avant » I ♦ Précéder, devancer. 1 ♦ Vx Devancer (qqn) dans l accomplissement d une chose, agir avant (un autre). « Celui ci l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
prevenir — Prevenir. v. act. Arriver devant, venir le premier. Le courrier de France prevint celuy d Espagne. Il sign. aussi, Estre le premier à faire ce qu un autre vouloit faire. Il me vouloit venir voir, mais j ay esté bien aise de le prevenir. il vous… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
prevenir — alguma coisa. prevenir de preveni o do perigo. prevenir se contra prevenir se contra o frio. prevenir( se) com preveniu se com luvas e guarda chuva. prevenir de que quero prevenir te de que vou dormir … Dicionario dos verbos portugueses
prevenir — Prevenir, Praeuenire, Anteuenire, Anteuertere, Antecapere, Occupare. Prevenir, et anticiper, ou Premier plaider ou offrir ce que l on pense partie devoir plaider ou offrir, Occupare quae diuersa pars dictura est, aut oblatura, B. Prevenir par le… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
prevenir — es el modelo de su conjugación. Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: prevenir previniendo prevenido Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. prevengo previenes… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
prevenir — prevenir(se) 1. ‘Preparar(se) o disponer(se) para un fin’, ‘precaver(se) o defender(se) de un daño’, ‘prever [un daño]’, ‘advertir con antelación a alguien de algo’ y, dicho de un reglamento, ‘establecer u ordenar [algo]’. Verbo irregular: se… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
prevenir — v. tr. 1. Dispor de antemão, preparar; precaver. 2. Avisar, informar, advertir. 3. Tratar de evitar, acautelar se contra; livrar se de. 4. Evitar; impedir. 5. Predispor favorável ou desfavoravelmente o ânimo de. • v. pron. 6. Dispor se.… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
prevenir — (Del lat. praevenīre). 1. tr. Preparar, aparejar y disponer con anticipación lo necesario para un fin. 2. Prever, ver, conocer de antemano o con anticipación un daño o perjuicio. 3. Precaver, evitar, estorbar o impedir algo. 4. Advertir, informar … Diccionario de la lengua española
prévenir — (pré ve nir) v. a. Il se conjugue comme venir, excepté aux temps composés où il prend l auxiliaire avoir : j ai prévenu. 1° Venir le premier. Le courrier de France a prévenu celui d Espagne. Le goût prévient la réflexion. • Esprit saint,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
PRÉVENIR — v. a. Devancer, venir le premier. Cette nouvelle a prévenu le courrier. Le courrier de France a prévenu celui d Espagne. Vous arrivez bien tard au rendez vous, je vous ai prévenu de plus d une heure. Il signifie aussi, Être le premier à faire… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
PRÉVENIR — v. tr. Devancer, venir avant. Cette nouvelle a prévenu le courrier. Vous arrivez bien tard au rendez vous, je vous ai prévenu de plus d’une heure. Il vieillit en ce sens. Il signifie aussi être le premier à faire ce qu’un autre voulait faire. Il… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)