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Detailed Translations for prevent from English to French

prevent:

to prevent verb (prevents, prevented, preventing)

  1. to prevent (obstruct; keep from)
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    empêcher; entraver; interdire; faire obstacle à
    • empêcher verb (empêchs, empêcht, empêchons, empêchez, )
    • entraver verb (entrave, entraves, entravons, entravez, )
    • interdire verb (interdis, interdit, interdisons, interdites, )
  2. to prevent (hold back; restrain; dissuade; )
    – stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state 1
    retenir; empêcher; arrêter; contrecarrer; stopper; dissuader
    • retenir verb (retiens, retient, retenons, retenez, )
    • empêcher verb (empêchs, empêcht, empêchons, empêchez, )
    • arrêter verb (arrête, arrêtes, arrêtons, arrêtez, )
    • contrecarrer verb (contrecarre, contrecarres, contrecarrons, contrecarrez, )
    • stopper verb (stoppe, stoppes, stoppons, stoppez, )
    • dissuader verb (dissuade, dissuades, dissuadons, dissuadez, )
  3. to prevent (thwart; hinder; oppose; )
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    contrarier; traverser les projets de; arrêter; contrecarrer; gêner; stopper; empêcher; barrer; frustrer; retenir
    • contrarier verb (contrarie, contraries, contrarions, contrariez, )
    • arrêter verb (arrête, arrêtes, arrêtons, arrêtez, )
    • contrecarrer verb (contrecarre, contrecarres, contrecarrons, contrecarrez, )
    • gêner verb (gêne, gênes, gênons, gênez, )
    • stopper verb (stoppe, stoppes, stoppons, stoppez, )
    • empêcher verb (empêchs, empêcht, empêchons, empêchez, )
    • barrer verb (barre, barres, barrons, barrez, )
    • frustrer verb (frustre, frustres, frustrons, frustrez, )
    • retenir verb (retiens, retient, retenons, retenez, )
  4. to prevent (avert; keep out)
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    repousser; contenir; enrayer; chasser; lutter conte; se protéger de
    • repousser verb (repousse, repousses, repoussons, repoussez, )
    • contenir verb (contiens, contient, contenons, contenez, )
    • enrayer verb (enraie, enraies, enrayons, enrayez, )
    • chasser verb (chasse, chasses, chassons, chassez, )

Conjugations for prevent:

present
  1. prevent
  2. prevent
  3. prevents
  4. prevent
  5. prevent
  6. prevent
simple past
  1. prevented
  2. prevented
  3. prevented
  4. prevented
  5. prevented
  6. prevented
present perfect
  1. have prevented
  2. have prevented
  3. has prevented
  4. have prevented
  5. have prevented
  6. have prevented
past continuous
  1. was preventing
  2. were preventing
  3. was preventing
  4. were preventing
  5. were preventing
  6. were preventing
future
  1. shall prevent
  2. will prevent
  3. will prevent
  4. shall prevent
  5. will prevent
  6. will prevent
continuous present
  1. am preventing
  2. are preventing
  3. is preventing
  4. are preventing
  5. are preventing
  6. are preventing
subjunctive
  1. be prevented
  2. be prevented
  3. be prevented
  4. be prevented
  5. be prevented
  6. be prevented
diverse
  1. prevent!
  2. let's prevent!
  3. prevented
  4. preventing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for prevent:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
arrêter coming to a stop; halting; stopping
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
arrêter cross; discourage; dissuade; hinder; hold back; obstruct; oppose; prevent; restrain; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset abandon; apprehend; arrest; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to a halt; bring to a standstill; bring to an end; capture; cease; come to a standstill; come to an end; conclude; decide; delay; desist from; detain; deter; disconnect; end; end a call; extinguish; finish; finish off; give up; halt; hold; imprison; make out; matter; pick up; put out; put to a stop; retard; seize; set out; shut down; stand still; staunch; stem; stop; switch off; take in custody; take prisoner; terminate; turn off; wind up
barrer cross; hinder; oppose; prevent; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset bar; barricade; beat against the wind; block; blot out; clearly define; conclude; confine; dam; define; demarcate; embank; encapsulate; enclose; end; envelope; fence; fence in; fence off; finish; jam; limit; map out; mark out; navigate; obstruct; outline; restrict; sail against the wind; tack; trace out
chasser avert; keep out; prevent alienate; ban; banish; chase; debar; dispel; drive away; drive off; drive out; except; except from; exclude; exile; exorcise; exorcize; expel; ostracise; ostracize; preclude; remove; repel; rule out; shut out
contenir avert; keep out; prevent add; bound; comprise; confine; control; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; end; envelope; include; keep under control; limit; restrain; restrict; suppress; surround
contrarier cross; hinder; oppose; prevent; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset badger; cause failure; chicane; counteract; frustrate; hamper; have something on one's mind; hinder; nag; obstruct; oppose; pester; resist; sabotage; thwart; withstand
contrecarrer cross; discourage; dissuade; hinder; hold back; obstruct; oppose; prevent; restrain; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset beat against the wind; block; confine; counteract; cross o.s.; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; hamper; hinder; limit; make impossible; make the sign of the cross; navigate; oppose; resist; restrict; sail against the wind; tack; thwart; withstand
dissuader discourage; dissuade; hold back; obstruct; prevent; restrain; stop advise against; bring around; convince; force an opinion; get around; persuade; talk off his feet
empêcher cross; discourage; dissuade; hinder; hold back; keep from; obstruct; oppose; prevent; restrain; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset block; bother; field; foil; hamper; hinder; impede; make impossible; obstruct; parry; stonewall; thwart; ward off
enrayer avert; keep out; prevent put a stop to
entraver keep from; obstruct; prevent bar; barricade; block; bother; hamper; hinder; impede; make impossible; obstruct; stonewall; thwart
faire obstacle à keep from; obstruct; prevent block; confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; hamper; hinder; limit; make impossible; restrict; thwart
frustrer cross; hinder; oppose; prevent; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset be contrary; belie; counteract; counterfeit; cross; disappoint; disillusion; falsify; forge; frustrate; imitate; let down
gêner cross; hinder; oppose; prevent; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset anger; badger; be embarrassed; be shy; block; bother; disturb; enrage; feel ill at ease; hamper; harass; have something on one's mind; hinder; impede; incense; make impossible; nag; obstruct; pester; stonewall; thwart; trouble; upset; visit
interdire keep from; obstruct; prevent ban; forbid; prohibit; veto
lutter conte avert; keep out; prevent
repousser avert; keep out; prevent abstain; alienate; debar; decline; defend; denounce; deter; disapprove; disclaim; disown; evacuate; except; except from; exclude; fend off; fob off with; force back; frighten away; frighten off; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; lay off; move; move over; not follow up; object to; outvote; parry; postpone; preclude; push; push away; push off; push up; put off; refuse; reject; remove; renounce; repudiate; resist; rule out; scare off; scorn; shove away; shut out; spurn; turn down; vote down
retenir cross; discourage; dissuade; hinder; hold back; obstruct; oppose; prevent; restrain; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset allocate; blur; charter; conceal; control; crush; deduct; detain; disguise; don't let go of; gloss over; grab; hang on; have got hold of; hide; hold; hush up; keep; keep back; keep in control; keep under control; lock up; maintain; mantle; moderate; preserve; pulverise; pulverize; put aside; put away; put in gaol; recant; record; remain standing; remember; reserve; restrain; retain; retract; revoke; rub fine; set aside; stand by; stand firm; stand still; stay put; stop; subdue; suppress; take back; uphold; veil; withhold
se protéger de avert; keep out; prevent
stopper cross; discourage; dissuade; hinder; hold back; obstruct; oppose; prevent; restrain; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset adjourn; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to a halt; bring to a standstill; bring to an end; come to a stand-still; come to an end; conclude; decide; elapse; end; expire; finish; finish off; go by; halt; pass; put out; put to a stop; set out; stand still; stem; stop; terminate; turn off; wind up
traverser les projets de cross; hinder; oppose; prevent; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset
- forbid; foreclose; forestall; keep; preclude
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- avert; provide against; ward off

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Related Definitions for "prevent":

  1. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state1
    • We must prevent the cancer from spreading1
  2. keep from happening or arising; make impossible1

Wiktionary Translations for prevent:

prevent
verb
  1. to keep from happening
prevent
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
prevent empêcher verhinderen — voorkomen, ervoor zorgen dat iets niet gebeurt
prevent gêner; empêcher hindern — bewirken, dass das Besagte nicht geschieht
prevent empêcher verhindern — (transitiv) bewirken, dass etwas nicht geschieht oder dass jemand etwas nicht tun kann
prevent parer vorbeugen — (intransitiv) Dativ|: den Eintritt eines meist negativen möglichen Ereignisses der Zukunft durch Maßnahmen in der Gegenwart verhindern

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