prevenir

to prevent

prevenir(preh-beh-neer)

transitive verb

1. (to avoid)

a. to prevent

Las vacunas suponen una forma de prevenir muchas enfermedades graves.

Vaccines are a way of preventing many serious diseases.

2. (to alert)

a. to warn

Le previne de que podrían multarle si no se ponía el cinturón de seguridad.

I warned him that he could be fined if he didn't wear his seat belt.

3. (to foresee)

a. to anticipate

Un jugador de ajedrez tiene que prevenir los movimientos de su contrincante.

A chess player has to anticipate his competitor's moves.

4. (to get ready)

(Mexico)

a. to prepare

Prevén tu maleta para el viaje; partimos en una hora.

Prepare your suitcase for the trip; we're leaving in an hour.

prevenirse

pronominal verb

5. (to get organized)

a. to take precautions

Se ha exhortado a la población a prevenirse contra el intenso calor.

The public has been urged to take precautions against the intense heat.

b. to prepare

La familia se previno para el invierno almacenando madera y comida.

The family prepared for the winter by storing wood and food.

6. (to be prepared)

(Mexico)

a. to be ready

No me previne para nadar porque no sabía que había piscina.

I wasn't ready for swimming because I didn't know there was a swimming pool.

prevenir

transitive verb

1. (evitar)

a. to prevent

2. (prov)

a.

más vale prevenir que curarprevention is better than cure

3. (avisar)

a. to warn

te prevengo de que la carretera es muy malabe warned that the road is very bad

4. (prever)

a. to foresee, to anticipate

5. (predisponer)

a.

prevenir a alguien contra algo/alguiento prejudice somebody against something/somebody

pronominal verb

6. (tomar precauciones)

a. to take precautions

prevenirse contra algoto take precautions against something

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prevenir

transitive verb

1 (evitar) to prevent; (prever) to foresee; anticipate

hay accidentes que no se pueden prevenir some accidents cannot be prevented

más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure; better safe than sorry

más vale prevenir que lamentar

2 (advertir) to warn

prevenir a algn to warn sb; put sb on his guard;contra, de against, about; pudieron prevenirle a tiempo they were able to warn him in time

3 (predisponer) to prejudice; bias;a favor de in favour of;en contra de against;

4 (preparar) to prepare; get ready;para for

5 (proveer)

prevenir a algn de algo to provide sb with sth

pronominal verb

prevenirse

1 (prepararse) to get ready; prepare

prevenirse para un viaje to get ready for a trip; prevenirse contra algo to take precautions against sth; prepare for sth

2 (proveerse)

prevenirse de ropa adecuada to provide o.s. with suitable clothing

3

prevenirse en contra de algn to set o.s. against sb