предотвращать

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣдотъвращати (prědotŭvraštati). By surface analysis, пред- (pred-) +‎ отвраща́ть (otvraščátʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

предотвраща́ть (predotvraščátʹimpf (perfective предотврати́ть)

  1. to avert, to stave off, to prevent
    предотвраща́ть войну́predotvraščátʹ vojnúto avert war
    предотвраща́ть опа́сность (пораже́ние; кри́зис)predotvraščátʹ opásnostʹ (poražénije; krízis)to stave off danger (defeat; a crisis)
    предотвраща́ть агре́ссиюpredotvraščátʹ agréssiju/agrɛ́ssijuprevent aggression

Conjugation