 | English  | German |  |
 | lest {conj} [formal or literary] [for fear that; in order to prevent] | aus Furcht, dass [um zu verhindern, dass; damit nicht] |  |
 | tech. payed {adj} {past-p} [sealed with pitch or tar to prevent leakage] | verpicht [mit Pech ausgestrichen, verschlossen] |  |
 | unstoppable {adj} [impossible to prevent] | nicht zu verhindernd [attr.] |  |
Verbs |
 | to defeat sth. [thwart, prevent] | 104 etw. vereiteln |  |
 | to preempt sb. [prevent them from acting by acting in advance or gaining a commanding position] | 64 jdn. ausbooten [ugs.] [jdm. zuvorkommen / jdn. ausstechen] |  |
 | to club [kill animals to prevent epidemics] | 58 keulen |  |
 | to snooker sb. [prevent sb. from doing or achieving] | 48 jdn. ausbremsen [ugs.] [jds. Erfolg bei etwas verhindern] |  |
 | to forbid sth. [prevent] | 18 etw. verhindern [nicht erlauben] |  |
 | to let [archaic] [hinder, prevent, obstruct] | 10 behindern |  |
 | naut. tech. to pay sth. [seal sth. with pitch or tar to prevent leakage] | etw.Akk. verpechen [seltener für: verpichen] |  |
 | naut. tech. to pay sth. [seal sth. with pitch or tar to prevent leakage] | etw.Akk. verpichen [mit Pech ausstreichen, verschließen] |  |
Nouns |
 | med. restraint [for wrist, foot, etc. to prevent motion, used only nights] | 10 Nachtschiene {f} |  |
 | admin. sociol. spec. [administrative measures which discourage or prevent people from applying for social benefits] | vertreibende Hilfe {f} |  |
 | agr. for. [agricultural support payments to prevent forestation of traditional alpine pastures] | Kulturlandschaftsbeiträge {pl} [Schweiz] |  |
 | objectors [people who prevent change or progress] | Verhinderer {pl} [ugs.] |  |
2 Words |
 | archi. to be listed [of historic buildings, to prevent demolition] | unter Denkmalschutz stehen |  |
 | to bottle sb. up [to prevent from leaving] | jdn. festhalten [nicht gehen lassen] |  |
 | to talk sb. down [prevent from speaking] | jdn. zum Schweigen bringen [nicht zu Wort kommen lassen] |  |
 | furn. bed rail [to prevent rolling out of bed] | Rausfallschutz {m} |  |
 | jobs mountain cleaner [professional working around Salzburg to prevent rock fall] | Bergputzer {m} |  |
 | jobs mountain cleaners [professionals working around Salzburg to prevent rock fall] | Bergputzer {pl} |  |
 | MedTech. safety device [to prevent falling] | Fallsicherung {f} |  |
 | comp. type safety [ability of a compiler to discourage or prevent type errors] | Typsicherheit {f} |  |
3 Words |
 | to bar sb. from doing sth. [prevent sb. from doing sth.] | jdn. an etw.Dat. hindern |  |
 | to bar sb. from doing sth. [prevent sb. from doing sth.] | jdn. daran hindern, etw. zu tun |  |
 | to stop sb. from doing sth. [prevent] | jdn. (daran) hindern, etw. zu tun |  |
4 Words |
 | to talk sb. off the ledge [prevent a suicide by jumping from a height] | jdn. überreden, nicht zu springen [Selbstmord] |  |