English-Spanish translations for prevention

• prevención
  ¿Creen que la prevención significa prevenir vidas? Do we believe that prevention means preventing life?
  Debe aplicarse el principio de prevención. The principle of prevention must be applied.
  Como siempre, estoy a favor de la prevención y de la prevención desde la infancia. As always, I am in favour of prevention and prevention from childhood.

Definition of prevention

• The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting
• Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc
• The act of going, or state of being, before
• Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks
• precaution; forethought

Examples

• a fire prevention campaign

Related words

• prevention is better than cure
• prevention principle
• an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
• fire prevention
• waste prevention
• drug prevention