🛡️forestall (forèstol)

verb
/fɔrˈstɔl/
prévenir à l'avance (prevenir a l'avance)

Signification

to prevent by acting in advance; to anticipate and counter
To prevent or hinder something from happening
Traduction de la signification
Prévenir en agissant à l'avance; anticiper et contrer
Prevenir en agissant a l'avance; anticiper et contrer

Phrases d'exemple

They forestalled the crisis by taking immediate action.

Ils ont évité la crise en prenant des mesures immédiates.
Ils ont évité la crise en prenant des mesures immédiates.

Quick action forestalled a major disaster.

Une action rapide a empêché un grand désastre.
Une action rapide a empêché un grand désastre.

Synonymes

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

Antonymes

allow, permit, enable
Entrée 1
allow, permit, enable
Entrée 2
allow, permit

Collocations

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

Vocabulaires connexes

to put goods or cargo onto a vehicle; to fill something with a heavy quantity
to have a strong effect against something; to work as a powerful factor in preventing or influencing...
To force or drive someone to do something.
to scold or rebuke severely
Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
to restrain or restrict someone’s freedom