Sentence examples of "empêcher" in French with translation "prevent"

<>
Des mitaines en coton vont empêcher le bébé de se gratter le visage. Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.
L'argent ne peut donner le talent, et parfois il peut empêcher d'y atteindre. Money cannot give talent, and sometimes it can prevent to reach it.
Empêcher la maladie de se répandre à toute vitesse n'a pas été une chose facile. To prevent the disease from spreading quickly was not an easy task.
Le gouvernement chinois contrôlait l'Internet pour empêcher les gens de connaître la vérité du massacre de la place Tian'anmen. The Chinese government controlled the internet to prevent the people from knowing the truth of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
La tempête nous empêcha de sortir. The storm prevented us from going out.
Le mauvais temps nous empêcha de partir. Bad weather prevented us from departing.
La pluie m'a empêché de sortir. The rain prevented me from going out.
La pluie m'a empêché de venir. The rain prevented me from coming.
La neige a empêché l'avion de décoller. The snow prevented the airplane from taking off.
Une forte pluie m'a empêché d'y aller. A heavy rain prevented me from going.
Qu'est-ce qui l'a empêché de venir ? What prevented him from coming?
La pluie nous a empêchés d'aller nous promener. Rain prevented us from taking a walk.
La neige profonde empêcha l'équipe d'atteindre la cabane. The deep snow prevented the party from getting to the hut.
La tempête nous a empêché d'arriver à l'heure. The storm prevented us from arriving on time.
Sa mauvaise jambe l'a empêché de gagner la course. His bad leg prevented him from winning the race.
La maladie l'a empêché de venir à la fête. Illness prevented him from attending the party.
La maladie m'a empêché d'aller à l'école. Illness prevented me from coming to school.
Connais-tu la raison qui l'a empêchée de venir ? Do you know the reason which prevented her from coming?
La neige nous a empêchés d'arriver à l'heure. The snow prevented us from arriving on time.
La pollution de l'air empêche certaines plantes de pousser normalement. Air pollution prevents some plants from growing well.
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

In this section, you can see how words and expressions are used in different contexts using examples of translations made by professionals. The Contexts section will help you learn English, German, Spanish and other languages. Here you can find examples with phrasal verbs and idioms in texts that vary in style and theme. Examples can be sorted by translations and topics.

Learn foreign languages, see the translation of millions of words and expressions, and use them in your e-mail communication.