No. 620 in Slovak
zabrániť
To prevent.
In a sentence
Mali by sme zabrániť šíreniu dezinformácií.
We should prevent the spread of misinformation.
In this sentence, 'zabrániť' is used to express the action of preventing an event or action (the spread of misinformation) from occurring.
Zábrany boli postavené, aby zabrániť povodniam.
Barriers were built to prevent floods.
Here, 'zabrániť' is employed to indicate taking measures to stop or impede something (the floods).
Musím zabrániť deťom, aby utekali na cestu.
I must prevent the children from running onto the road.
In this example, 'zabrániť' refers to the action of stopping an individual (the children) from doing something potentially dangerous (running onto the road).
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