prevent

Pronúncia: prɪˈvɛnt
    transitive verb
  1. [person] impedir, privar, destorbar.
  2. [event, etc.] impedir, defugir, evitar, impossibilitar, destorbar.
  3. [illness, etc.] evitar, prevenir, guardar-se de.
  4. it was impossible to prevent it va ser impossible d'impedir-ho.
  5. to prevent someone (from) + gerund privar algú de + infinitiu.


    6. FALSOS AMICS!

    My parents tried to prevent me from going to America but my decision was definite. Els meus pares volien impedir que me n’anés a Amèrica, però la meva decisió era irrevocable.