prévenir
French → English
(communication) To warn or inform: to let someone know about something in advance, especially to prepare them; to notify
N'oublie pas de prévenir tes parents si tu décides de rentrer tard ce soir.
(English) Don't forget to warn your parents if you decide to come home late tonight.
Nous avons prévenu les autorités dès que nous avons remarqué l'intrusion suspecte.
(English) We notified the authorities as soon as we noticed the suspicious intrusion.
(prevention) To prevent: to act in advance to stop an undesirable event, illness, or accident from happening; to avert
Il vaut mieux prévenir les accidents domestiques en installant des barrières de sécurité.
(English) It is better to prevent domestic accidents by installing safety gates.
Cette campagne de vaccination vise à prévenir la propagation de la grippe hivernale.
(English) This vaccination campaign aims to prevent the spread of winter flu.
Entry ID: fr:en:prévenir · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary