предотвратить

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣдотъвратити (prědotŭvratiti). By surface analysis, пред- (pred-) +‎ отврати́ть (otvratítʹ).

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Verb

предотврати́ть (predotvratítʹpf (imperfective предотвраща́ть)

  1. to avert, to stave off, to prevent
    предотврати́ть войну́predotvratítʹ vojnúto avert war
    предотврати́ть опа́сность (пораже́ние; кри́зис)predotvratítʹ opásnostʹ (poražénije; krízis)to stave off danger (defeat; a crisis)
    предотврати́ть агре́ссиюpredotvratítʹ agréssiju/agrɛ́ssijuprevent aggression

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