Impedir in english
Prevent
pronunciation: prɪvent part of speech: verb
pronunciation: prɪvent part of speech: verb
In gestures
impedir = guard against ; impede ; inhibit ; prevent ; forestall ; restrain from ; foreclose ; get in + the way (of) ; hamstring ; head off ; ward off ; hamper ; thwart ; stymie.
Example: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.Example: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Example: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.Example: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Example: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Example: 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.Example: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.Example: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.Example: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Example: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Example: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Example: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.Example: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.Example: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.more:
» impedir crecer = stunt + growth .
Example: So many leaders quietly admit they are control freaks, but being a control freak stunts your organization's growth.» impedir el acceso = deny + Nombre + access .
Example: Lawyers are being denied access to more than 200 foreign nationals arrested during a raid on a Methodist church this weekend.» impedir el crecimiento = stunt + growth .
Example: So many leaders quietly admit they are control freaks, but being a control freak stunts your organization's growth.» impedir el paso = block in ; block + the entryway .
Example: A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman. Example: We've all walked into class a little more irritated than usual because a couple blocked the entryway to the building with their slobbery goodbyes.» impedir la entrada = keep out ; shut out ; block + the entryway ; lock + Nombre + out [Generalmente porque se ha cerrado el acceso con llave u otro medio] .
Example: The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime. Example: The Immigration Service has vowed to shut out foreigners from registering in preparation for this year's general elections. Example: We've all walked into class a little more irritated than usual because a couple blocked the entryway to the building with their slobbery goodbyes. Example: A landlord cannot just lock a tenant out, take their property, shut off their electricity, gas, water or other essential services.» impedir la entrada de = block out .
Example: Whether or not the sump well should be sealed to block out radon gas depends on whether or not you have a radon problem.» impedir la salida de = block out .
Example: Whether or not the sump well should be sealed to block out radon gas depends on whether or not you have a radon problem.» impedirle Algo a Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + way .
Example: We support Mr. Radcliffe's artistic decision -- if he wants to perform fully clothed, we'd never stand in his way.» impedir que = keep from .
Example: Even substantial rises in the grants from universities to their libraries cannot even keep the library from standing still.» impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio .
Example: There are some features of citation indexes which prevent them from completely ousting other indexes.» impedir ver = screen from + view ; shield from + view ; hide from + view .
Example: Pool equipment must be screened from view with landscaping or walls that match the color and finish of the house. Example: The idea that nursing mothers need to be 'shielded from view' may strike breastfeeding advocates as unnecessarily modest. Example: Cigarettes and other tobacco products will now have to be hidden from view in all large shops and supermarkets in England.» si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting .
Example: The daily star watch will begin with a planetarium show (held rain or shine) to be followed (weather permitting) by viewing with a telescope.