No. 632 in Portuguese
prevenção
The act of preventing or avoiding something.
In a sentence
A prevenção é essencial para evitar doenças.
Prevention is essential to avoid diseases.
The word 'prevenção' here is used as a noun denoting the act or concept of taking measures to stop something from happening.
Estamos adotando novas políticas de prevenção contra incêndios.
We are adopting new prevention policies against fires.
In this sentence, 'prevenção' is applied to describe measures or plans put in place to mitigate or reduce the occurrence of specific risks.
Eles discutiram sobre a importância da prevenção ao planejar eventos.
They discussed the importance of prevention when planning events.
Here, 'prevenção' refers to the importance of being preemptive in ensuring safety and avoiding potential issues during event planning.
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