preventive

preventive
adjective
vorbeugend; präventiv (geh.); Präventiv[maßnahme, -krieg]
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[-tiv]
adjective (that helps to prevent illness etc: preventive medicine.) vorbeugend
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pre·ven·tive
[prɪˈventɪv, AM -t̬-]
adj inv vorbeugend, präventiv geh, Präventiv-
to be \preventive zur Vorbeugung dienen
\preventive action Vorbeugemaßnahme f, Vorbeugung f
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[prI'ventɪv]
1. adj
action, measure vorbeugend, präventiv

to be preventive —

preventive detention ( Brit Jur ) (of habitual criminal) — Vorbeugehaft f Sicherungsverwahrung f

preventive war — Präventivkrieg m

2. n
(= preventive measure) Präventivmaßnahme f; (MED) vorbeugendes Mittel, Präventiv nt

as a preventive — als Vorbeugung

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preventive [prıˈventıv]
A adj (adv preventively) verhütend, besonders JUR, MED vorbeugend, präventiv, Vorbeugungs…, Schutz…, MED prophylaktisch:
preventive arrest Schutzhaft f;
preventive detention
a) Br Sicherungsverwahrung f,
b) US Vorbeugungs-, Vorbeugehaft f;
preventive inoculation Schutzimpfung f;
preventive measure B 2;
preventive medicine Präventivmedizin f;
Preventive Service Br Küstenschutzdienst m;
preventive treatment Präventivbehandlung f;
preventive war Präventivkrieg m
B s
1. a) Vorbeugungs-, Schutzmittel n, MED auch Präventivmittel n
b) MED empfängnisverhütendes Mittel
2. Präventivmaßnahme f, vorbeugende Maßnahme
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adjective
vorbeugend; präventiv (geh.); Präventiv[maßnahme, -krieg]
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adj.
prophylaktisch adj.
präventiv adj.
vorsorglich adj. n.
Vorbeugungsmittel n.

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