forestall

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fɔːrˈstɔːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɔrˈstɔl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fōr stôl, fôr-)

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forestall [sth] vtr (prevent, thwart)prevenir vtr
  anticipar vtr
  frustrar vtr
  impedir vtr
 The government was able to forestall the terrorist attack using intelligence gathered by spies.
 El gobierno fue capaz de prevenir el ataque terrorista usando inteligencia recopilada por los espías.
forestall [sb] vtr (anticipate, act before)anticiparse a v prnl + prep
 Gretchen forestalled her parents by creating a diversion.
 Gretchen se anticipó a sus padres creando una distracción.
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