предотвратить bedeutet auf Englisch

avert [averted, averting, averts]▼(to ward off)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈvɜːt] [US: ə.ˈvɝːt]

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

prevent [prevented, preventing, prevents]▼(to keep from happening, see also: forestall; avert; ward off)
verb
[UK: prɪ.ˈvent] [US: prɪ.ˈvent]

ward off▼(to avert or prevent)
verb
[UK: wɔːd ɒf] [US: ˈwɔːrd ˈɒf]

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]