🛡️forestall (foréstol)

verb
/fɔrˈstɔl/
prevenir de antemano (prevenir de antemano)

Meaning

to prevent by acting in advance; to anticipate and counter
To prevent or hinder something from happening
Traducción del significado
Prevenir actuando por adelantado; anticipar y contrarrestar
Prevenir actuando por adelantado; anticipar y contrarrestar

Oraciones de ejemplo

They forestalled the crisis by taking immediate action.

Ellos evitaron la crisis tomando acción inmediata.
Ellos evitaron la crisis tomando acción inmediata.

Quick action forestalled a major disaster.

La acción rápida evitó un gran desastre.
La acción rápida evitó un gran desastre.

Synonyms

prevent, anticipate, preclude, avert, hinder, preempt, stop
Entrada 1
prevent, anticipate, preclude, avert
Entrada 2
prevent, hinder, preempt, avert, stop

Antonyms

allow, permit, enable
Entrada 1
allow, permit, enable
Entrada 2
allow, permit

Colocaciones

forestall problems, forestall disaster, forestall criticism, forestall action, forestall crisis, forestall problem
Entrada 1
forestall problems, forestall disaster, forestall criticism, forestall action
Entrada 2
forestall action, forestall crisis, forestall disaster, forestall problem

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