forestall

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forestall
v. precaver, anticipar, anticiparse a

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forestall
anticipar

An English-Spanish Dictionary (Granada University, Spain), 14.4Download this dictionary
forestall1
(v.) = evitar, prevenir, impedir, frustrar.
Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

 
forestall2
(v.) = adelantarse a, precaver, anticiparse a.
Ex: Attempting to forestall problems before they were created was essential to the planning.


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föreställer
[²f'ö:restel:er] verb
presentar
presentera
får jag föreställa min fru? Le presento a mi esposa.

 
[²f'ö:restel:er] verb
representar
avbilda
tavlan föreställer de tolv apostlarna El cuadro representa a los doce apóstoles.

 
föreställer sig
[²f'ö:restel:er_sej] verb
imaginar(se)
tänka sig, utmåla för sig
föreställa sig hur något ser ut imaginar qué aspecto tiene alguna cosa


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