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venire meaning in English

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è meglio prevenire che curare phrase

a stitch in time saves nine(a timely effort can prevent larger problems)
phrase
[UK: ə stɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz naɪn] [US: ə ˈstɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm ˈseɪvz ˈnaɪn]

far venire il latte alle ginocchia verb

get on someone's nerves(annoy or irritate)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet ɒn ˈsəˌm.wənz nɜːvz] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈnɝːvz]

far venire in mente verb

ring a bell(to seem vaguely familiar)
verb
[UK: rɪŋ ə bel] [US: ˈrɪŋ ə ˈbel]

far venire la mosca al naso verb

get on someone's nerves(annoy or irritate)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet ɒn ˈsəˌm.wənz nɜːvz] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈnɝːvz]

intervenire verb

intervene [intervened, intervening, intervenes](to become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action)
verb
[UK: ˌɪn.tə.ˈviːn] [US: ˌɪn.tər.ˈviːn]
John intervened. = John intervenne.

step in(To get involved)
verb
[UK: step ɪn] [US: ˈstep ɪn]

take action(to act, especially decisively)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈteɪk ˈæk.ʃn̩]

meglio prevenire che curare phrase

a stitch in time saves nine(a timely effort can prevent larger problems)
phrase
[UK: ə stɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz naɪn] [US: ə ˈstɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm ˈseɪvz ˈnaɪn]

better safe than sorry(it is preferable to be cautious)
phrase
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r) seɪf ðæn ˈsɒ.ri] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈseɪf ˈðæn ˈsɑː.ri]

nel tempo a venire adverb

hereafter(in time to come)
adverb
[UK: ˌhɪər.ˈɑːft.ə(r)] [US: hɪr.ˈæft.ər]

prevenire verb

deter [deterred, deterring, deters](to prevent something from happening)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈtɜː(r)] [US: də.ˈtɝː]

forestall [forestalled, forestalling, forestalls](to prevent)
verb
[UK: fɔː.ˈstɔːl] [US: fɔːr.ˈstɒl]
This campaign cannot forestall new Zika virus outbreaks. = Questa campagna non può prevenire nuovi focolai di virus Zika.

obviate [obviated, obviating, obviates](to bypass a requirement)
verb
[UK: ˈɒb.vɪeɪt] [US: ˈɑːb.vi.ˌet]

prevent [prevented, preventing, prevents](to keep from happening, see also: forestall; avert; ward off)
verb
[UK: prɪ.ˈvent] [US: prɪ.ˈvent]
How can we prevent this? = Come possiamo prevenire questo?

stave off(prevent something from happening)
verb
[UK: steɪv ɒf] [US: ˈsteɪv ˈɒf]

prevenire è meglio che curare phrase

a stitch in time saves nine(a timely effort can prevent larger problems)
phrase
[UK: ə stɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz naɪn] [US: ə ˈstɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm ˈseɪvz ˈnaɪn]

riconvenire verb

reconvene [reconvened, reconvening, reconvenes](to resume something that has been convened and then paused)
verb
[UK: ˌriːk.ən.ˈviːn] [US: rik.ən.ˈviːn]

rinvenire verb

come by(to get (trans.))
verb
[UK: kʌm baɪ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈkəm baɪ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

find [found, found, finding, finds](encounter, locate, discover)
verb
[UK: faɪnd] [US: ˈfaɪnd]

sovvenire verb

occur [occurred, occurring, occurs](meet or come to the mind)
verb
[UK: əˈk.ɜː(r)] [US: əˈk.ɝː]

svenire verb

faint [fainted, fainting, faints](to lose consciousness)
verb
[UK: feɪnt] [US: ˈfeɪnt]
He nearly fainted. = È quasi svenuto.

swoon [swooned, swooning, swoons](to faint)
verb
[UK: swuːn] [US: ˈswuːn]

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