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prevent meaning in Portuguese
| English | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| prevent [prevented, preventing, prevents] (to keep from happening, see also: forestall; avert; ward off) verb [UK: prɪ.ˈvent] [US: prɪ.ˈvent] | impedirverb prevenirverb |
| preventable (capable of being prevented) adjective [UK: prɪ.ˈven.təb.l̩] [US: prɪ.ˈven.təb.l̩] | evitáveladjective preveníveladjective |
| prevention [preventions] (The act of preventing or hindering) noun [UK: prɪ.ˈven.ʃn̩] [US: pri.ˈven.ʃn̩] | prevençãonoun |
| prevention is better than cure (It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.) phrase [UK: prɪ.ˈven.ʃn̩ ɪz ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn kjʊə(r)] [US: pri.ˈven.ʃn̩ ˈɪz ˈbe.tər ˈðæn ˈkjʊr] | |
| preventively (in a preventive way) adverb | preventivamenteadverb |
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