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Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

prevent transitive verb prévenir (fire, illness, violence);
éviter (conflict, disaster, damage);
faire obstacle à (marriage);
to ~ sb from doing empêcher qn de faire.

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'prevent' found in these entries:

English:

help - hold - keep - stop

French:

empêcher - prévenir

prevent: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
prevent	vtr	(stop)	empêcher vtr ⇒
		médecine, littéraire	prévenir vtr ⇒
The police officer prevented the cars from passing.
L'officier de police empêchait les voitures de passer.
* Mettre un manteau permet de prévenir les rhumes.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
prevent	vtr	(medicine)	éviter vtr ⇒
These diseases can be prevented.
Ces maladies peuvent être évitées.
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prevent sth: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms/Formes composées
prevent sb from doing sth		v	empêcher ⇒ (empêcher qn de faire qch)
prevent sth		v	échec à qch, faire ⇒
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prevent sth

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échec à qch, faire ⇒

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