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At last Doctor Chassaigne spoke: "Ah!" he said, "when one thinks that fifty thousand francs would have sufficed to prevent such a disaster!
Le docteur Chassaigne, enfin, parla. « Ah ! dit-il, quand on pense que cinquante mille francs auraient suffi pour empêcher un tel désastre !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
Pierre could divine that he was struggling, stiffening himself against the frightful tempest which was raging within him, striving to prevent either shudder or pallor from betraying his awful secret.
Pierre le sentit qui luttait, qui se raidissait, secoué d’une effroyable tempête intérieure, mettant tout son effort à ne montrer ni frisson ni pâleur.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Brother Archangias was always on the watch to keep out the sunlight, to prevent even a whiff of air from entering, to shut up his prison so completely that nothing from outside could gain access to it.
Frère Archangias se tenait toujours là, à boucher le soleil, à empêcher une odeur d'entrer, à murer si complètement le cachot, que rien du dehors n'y venait plus.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
In order to prevent a risk to animal and public health appropriate control systems should be maintained in the Member States for the period of the transitional measures.
Afin d'éviter tout risque pour la santé des animaux et la santé publique, des systèmes appropriés de contrôle devraient être maintenus dans les États membres pendant la période d'application des dispositions transitoires.
Remove the needle , holding the vial upright to prevent any loss of solvent .
Retirer l'aiguille , en tenant le flacon vers le haut pour éviter toute perte de solvant .
All measures necessary to prevent the person from absconding shall be taken until transit is effected, as long as the request for transit is received within 96 hours of the unscheduled landing.
Toutes les mesures nécessaires pour empêcher la personne de prendre la fuite sont prises jusqu'à ce que le transit soit effectué, pour autant que la demande de transit ait été reçue dans les 96 heures suivant l'escale non prévue.
specific measures to prevent or compensate for disadvantages linked to sex may be maintained or introduced with a view to ensuring equality in practice between men and women;
"mesures spécifiques", des actions de prévention ou de compensation des inégalités entre les sexes, qui peuvent être poursuivies ou adoptées en vue d'assurer dans la pratique une égalité entre les femmes et les hommes;
In order to prevent bacterial growth the producer may decide that an antiseptic and/or antibiotic shall be added to the reagent.
Afin d'éviter l'apparition de bactéries, le producteur peut prescrire l'addition d'un antiseptique et/ou d'un antibiotique au réactif.
If structural limitations of an aircraft prevent any of the above criteria from being satisfied, an air carrier should provide assistance to a person with a disability in ascending and descending the stairs, if requested.
Si, à cause des limites imposées par la construction, l'aéronef ne peut pas satisfaire aux exigences susmentionnées, le transporteur aérien devrait, sur demande, aider les passagers ayant une déficience à monter et à descendre les escaliers.
© Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canada
© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada
The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Protocol shall not prevent any contracting State from levying on imported materials:
Les dispositions du paragraphe 1 du présent protocole n'empêcheront pas un État contractant de percevoir sur les objets importés:
To assist victims of unlawful activities or to prevent unlawful activities that result in victimization.
L'aide aux victimes d'activités illégales ou la prévention des activités illégales qui entraînent la victimisation.
Ensure hands are dry to prevent the oral lyophilisate from sticking to fingers
S'assurer d'avoir les mains sèches pour éviter au lyophilisat oral de coller aux doigts .
The chief took them by the San Carlos on purpose to disappoint them. He knew this would prevent delay.
Le chef les avait conduits par le San-Carlos pour les en détourner, craignant que la recherche de l'or ne retardât la marche.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
As of 2008, a small number of countries are already providing universal access to antiretroviral treatment and to services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
En 2008, un petit nombre de pays offrent déjà l'accès universel au traitement antirétroviral et aux services de prévention de la transmission mère-enfant du VIH.
© Programme commun des Nations Unies sur le VIH/sida (ONUSIDA) 2008
www.unaids.org 2/29/2012
© Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
www.unaids.org 2/29/2012
She would have given all she had in the world to prevent Antoine from parading his rags.
Elle eût donné tout au monde pour qu’Antoine cessât de promener ses haillons.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

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International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Plan d'action international visant à prévenir, à contrecarrer et à éliminer la pêche illicite, non déclarée et non réglementée
Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects
Programme d'action en vue de prévenir, combattre et éliminer le commerce illicite des armes légères sous tous ses aspects
SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating the Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution
Convention de l'ASACR sur la prévention et l'élimination de la traite des femmes et des enfants aux fins de la prostitution

Word forms

prevent

verb
Basic forms
Pastprevented
Imperativeprevent
Present Participle (Participle I)preventing
Past Participle (Participle II)prevented
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I preventwe prevent
you preventyou prevent
he/she/it preventsthey prevent
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am preventingwe are preventing
you are preventingyou are preventing
he/she/it is preventingthey are preventing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have preventedwe have prevented
you have preventedyou have prevented
he/she/it has preventedthey have prevented
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been preventingwe have been preventing
you have been preventingyou have been preventing
he/she/it has been preventingthey have been preventing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I preventedwe prevented
you preventedyou prevented
he/she/it preventedthey prevented
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was preventingwe were preventing
you were preventingyou were preventing
he/she/it was preventingthey were preventing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had preventedwe had prevented
you had preventedyou had prevented
he/she/it had preventedthey had prevented
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been preventingwe had been preventing
you had been preventingyou had been preventing
he/she/it had been preventingthey had been preventing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will preventwe shall/will prevent
you will preventyou will prevent
he/she/it will preventthey will prevent
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be preventingwe shall/will be preventing
you will be preventingyou will be preventing
he/she/it will be preventingthey will be preventing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have preventedwe shall/will have prevented
you will have preventedyou will have prevented
he/she/it will have preventedthey will have prevented
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been preventingwe shall/will have been preventing
you will have been preventingyou will have been preventing
he/she/it will have been preventingthey will have been preventing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would preventwe should/would prevent
you would preventyou would prevent
he/she/it would preventthey would prevent
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be preventingwe should/would be preventing
you would be preventingyou would be preventing
he/she/it would be preventingthey would be preventing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have preventedwe should/would have prevented
you would have preventedyou would have prevented
he/she/it would have preventedthey would have prevented
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been preventingwe should/would have been preventing
you would have been preventingyou would have been preventing
he/she/it would have been preventingthey would have been preventing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am preventedwe are prevented
you are preventedyou are prevented
he/she/it is preventedthey are prevented
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being preventedwe are being prevented
you are being preventedyou are being prevented
he/she/it is being preventedthey are being prevented
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been preventedwe have been prevented
you have been preventedyou have been prevented
he/she/it has been preventedthey have been prevented
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was preventedwe were prevented
you were preventedyou were prevented
he/she/it was preventedthey were prevented
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being preventedwe were being prevented
you were being preventedyou were being prevented
he/she/it was being preventedthey were being prevented
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been preventedwe had been prevented
you had been preventedyou had been prevented
he/she/it had been preventedthey had been prevented
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be preventedwe shall/will be prevented
you will be preventedyou will be prevented
he/she/it will be preventedthey will be prevented
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been preventedwe shall/will have been prevented
you will have been preventedyou will have been prevented
he/she/it will have been preventedthey will have been prevented