impedir

/impeˈðiɾ/

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Translation

to prevent, to stop

Grammar

Verb type-ir irregular

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Nothing can prevent my daughter from being happy.

The rain is not going to stop our party.

The father wanted to prevent his son from leaving.

We must prevent something bad from happening on the street.

The police try to prevent them from entering the bank.

dejar

to leave, to let, to allow

evitar

to avoid, to prevent

parar

to stop

poder

to be able to, can

querer

to want, to love

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 7.