prevent

prevent
1. I
he will come if nothing prevents он придет, если ничто ему не помешает
2. III
prevent smth., smb. prevent a disaster (a scandal, a row, bloodshed, war, forest fires, a waste, a serious accident, etc.) предотвратить /предупредить/ беду и т.д.; prevent progress препятствовать прогрессу; prevent all dispute не допускать никаких споров; rain prevented the game дождь помешал игре, матч не состоялся из-за дождя; could I have prevented it? разве я мог воспрепятствовать этому?; what is to prevent you? что вам может помешать?
3. IV
prevent smth. in some manner prevent smth. completely (partially, permanently, effectively, cleverly, scientifically, cruelly, methodically, medically, automatically, etc.) полностью /совершенно/ и т.д. предотвращать /предупреждать/ что-л.
4. VIII
prevent smb. doing smth. prevent him writing to her (the man saying "no", her doing her duty, etc.) не дать ему возможности написать ей и т.д.
5. XIV
prevent smb.'s doing smth. prevent smb.'s going (his staying, her saying so, etc.) помешать /не дать/ кому-л. уйти и т.д.; there is nothing to prevent our doing so нам ничто не может помешать так поступить; my work prevented my /me/ being present я не смог присутствовать из-за работы
6. XXII
prevent smb., smth. from doing smth. prevent me from going (them from doing their duty, the man from injuring himself, us from taking part, the child from playing, a prisoner from escaping, them from getting married, etc.) помешать /не дать/ мне уйти и т.д.; prevent the fire from spreading предотвратить /не допустить/ распространение огня; prevent rumours from spreading пресечь слухи; he was prevented from taking the chair ему не дали стать председателем

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases. 2013.

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