To prevent in French 🇫🇷

Opposites

Empêcher (to prevent) – Permettre (to allow)

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empêcher info.

Tips to remember the French word “empêcher”:
– Break down the word into smaller parts: “em” and “pêcher.” “Em” is a prefix meaning “in” or “into,” and “pêcher” means “to fish.” So, you can imagine “empêcher” as “to fish into” or “to fish in the way of.”
– Utilize mnemonic devices, such as creating a sentence or a story that connects “empêcher” to its meaning. For example, “I tried to fish, but something prevented me.”
– Practice using the word in context repeatedly to help reinforce its meaning.

Explanation:
“Empêcher” is a French verb that means “to prevent” or “to stop.” It is used to indicate stopping or hindering someone or something from doing a certain action or achieving a specific outcome. It can also imply obstructing or interfering with something.

Other words that have similar meanings to “empêcher” include:
– Prévenir: to warn or to prevent
– Interdire: to prohibit or to forbid
– Bloquer: to block or to hinder
– Arrêter: to stop or to halt
– Contrecarrer: to thwart or to counter

Conjugations:
– Present tense:
– Je empêche (I prevent)
– Tu empêches (You prevent)
– Il/elle/on empêche (He/she/one prevents)
– Nous empêchons (We prevent)
– Vous empêchez (You prevent)
– Ils/elles empêchent (They prevent)

– Past tense:
– J’ai empêché (I prevented)
– Tu as empêché (You prevented)
– Il/elle/on a empêché (He/she/one prevented)
– Nous avons empêché (We prevented)
– Vous avez empêché (You prevented)
– Ils/elles ont empêché (They prevented)

– Future tense:
– Je empêcherai (I will prevent)
– Tu empêcheras (You will prevent)
– Il/elle/on empêchera (He/she/one will prevent)
– Nous empêcherons (We will prevent)
– Vous empêcherez (You will prevent)
– Ils/elles empêcheront (They will prevent)

Examples of sentences using “empêcher”:
1. Je porte un parapluie pour empêcher la pluie de me mouiller. (I carry an umbrella to prevent the rain from soaking me.)
2. Il travaille dur pour empêcher l’échec de son entreprise. (He works hard to prevent the failure of his business.)
3. Les parents utilisent des serrures pour empêcher les enfants d’ouvrir les armoires. (Parents use locks to prevent children from opening cabinets.)
4. Nous devons empêcher cette information de se propager. (We must prevent this information from spreading.)
5. Elles ont pris des mesures pour empêcher les accidents de se produire à nouveau. (They have taken measures to prevent accidents from happening again.)

Note: “Empêcher” is commonly followed by the preposition “de” before a verb in its infinitive form.

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