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forestalled

/fɔːrˈstɔːld/ /fɒrˈstɔːld/

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verb

Prévenir, devancer, parer

To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.

Examples :

"Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action."

Fred a prévenu la catastrophe par son action rapide.

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verb

Empêcher, prévenir

To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.

Examples :

"The heavy rain forestalled our picnic in the park. "

La forte pluie a empêché notre pique-nique dans le parc.

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verb

Accaparer, accaparer le marché

To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.

Examples :

"The wealthy merchant forestalled the entire grain harvest in the village, leaving the villagers with no choice but to buy from him at inflated prices. "

Le riche marchand a accaparé toute la récolte de céréales du village, ne laissant aux villageois d'autre choix que de lui acheter à des prix gonflés.

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verb

Prévenir, devancer

To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.

Examples :

"Example: "Knowing the traffic would be bad, she left early and forestalled being late for her appointment." "

Sachant que la circulation serait mauvaise, elle est partie tôt et a ainsi évité d'être en retard à son rendez-vous.

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verb

Priver de, empêcher

To deprive (with of).

Examples :

"The early frost forestalled the farmer of his apple harvest. "

Le gel précoce a privé l'agriculteur de sa récolte de pommes.

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verb

Entraver, bloquer, intercepter

To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.

Examples :

"The fallen tree forestalled our progress down the narrow dirt road, forcing us to turn back. "

L'arbre tombé a entravé notre progression sur le chemin de terre étroit, nous obligeant à faire demi-tour.

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