preventive
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "peventative."
preventive(
pruh
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vehn
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tihv
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. preventivo
She began taking lutein as a preventive measure against macular degeneration.Empezó a tomar luteína como medida preventiva contra la degeneración macular.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la medida preventiva (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Police numbers in the capital have been increased this weekend as a preventive.Como medida preventiva, se aumentó el número de efectivos de la policía en la capital este fin de semana.
3. (medicine)
a. el medicamento que protege contra una enfermedad (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Your doctor may prescribe a preventive such as raloxifene.Puede que tu médico te recete un medicamento para protegerte contra esta enfermedad, tal como el raloxifeno.
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