| Principales traductions |
| prévenir [qqn]⇒ vtr | (annoncer à l'avance) | let [sb] know v expr |
| | | warn⇒ vtr |
| | | tell⇒ vtr |
| | | give [sb] advance warning, give [sb] some advance warning v expr |
| | Si tu comptes passer me voir à Paris, préviens-moi pour que je puisse m'organiser. |
| | If you're planning on paying me a visit in Paris, let me know so that I can get myself organised. |
prévenir [qqn] de [qch],
prévenir [qqn] que vtr | (annoncer à l'avance) | let [sb] know [sth], let [sb] know that [sth] v expr |
| | (slightly formal) | inform [sb] of [sth], inform [sb] that [sth], inform [sb] [sth] v expr |
| | (slightly formal) | advise [sb] of [sth], advise [sb] that [sth], advise [sb] [sth] v expr |
| | (formal) | apprise [sb] of [sth], apprise [sb] that [sth], give [sb] notice that [sth], give [sb] notice of [sth] v expr |
| | Préviens ta mère de notre retard pour qu'elle puisse s'organiser en cuisine. |
| | Mon collègue m'a prévenu qu'il arriverait 10 minutes en retard et qu'il fallait commencer sans lui. |
| | Let your mother know we'll be late, so she can get food ready at the right time. |
| | My colleague informed me he would be ten minutes late and we should start without him. |
| prévenir [qqn] vtr | (annoncer [qch] de négatif) | warn⇒ vtr |
| | | tell⇒ vtr |
| | Je te préviens, si tu ne manges pas tes légumes, tu seras privé de dessert ! |
| | I'm warning you, if you don't eat your vegetables, you'll go without dessert! |
prévenir [qqn] de [qch],
prévenir [qqn] que vtr | (mettre au courant) | warn [sb] [sth]⇒, warn [sb] that [sth]⇒ vtr |
| | | tell [sb] [sth]⇒, tell [sb] that [sth]⇒ vtr |
| | | let [sb] know [sth], let [sb] know that [sth] v expr |
| | Tu aurais pu me prévenir qu'ils étaient divorcés, je n'aurais pas fait d'impair. |
| | You could have warned me they were divorced, then I wouldn't have committed that faux pas. |
| prévenir [qqn] vtr | (alerter, faire venir) | call⇒ vtr |
| | | contact⇒ vtr |
| | | alert⇒ vtr |
| | (person) | inform⇒, tell⇒ vtr |
| | Cet homme fait un malaise, vite, prévenez les pompiers ! Si vous aviez un accident, qui voudriez-vous que nous prévenions ? |
| | This man is feeling faint; quick, call an ambulance! |
| | If you have an accident, who would you like us to contact? |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| prévenir [qch] vtr | soutenu (empêcher que [qch] arrive) | prevent⇒, stop⇒, forestall⇒, avert⇒ vtr |
| | Ce dentifrice aide à prévenir les caries. Cette digue prévient les inondations. |
| | This toothpaste helps to prevent cavities. This dike averts floods. |
| prévenir [qch] vtr | soutenu (satisfaire à un désir à l'avance) | anticipate⇒, foresee⇒ vtr |
| | C'est un mari extra, il prévient mes moindres envies. |
| | He's a fantastic husband, he anticipates my least desires. |