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prévention

prevention

noun preh-vahn-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Prévention covers both the act of preventing something and an organised prevention effort, as in prévention routière (road safety/accident prevention). The phrase mieux vaut la prévention que la guérison (prevention is better than cure) is a common French saying. Prévention can also mean prejudice or bias in a literary register.

Examples

"La prévention des accidents est une priorité."

Natural Translation

Accident prevention is a priority.

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