No. 3,741 in Spanish
preventivos
Measures or actions taken to prevent something.
In a sentence
Los controles preventivos ayudan a reducir riesgos innecesarios.
Preventive controls help to reduce unnecessary risks.
In this sentence, 'preventivos' is an adjective describing 'controles', meaning 'controls', and indicates measures taken to prevent issues.
Realizamos chequeos preventivos regularmente para mantener la salud.
We perform regular preventive check-ups to maintain health.
Here, 'preventivos' describes 'chequeos', meaning 'check-ups', to emphasize actions taken to prevent potential problems.
El gobierno implementó programas preventivos en las comunidades.
The government implemented preventive programs in the communities.
In this example, 'preventivos' acts as an adjective for 'programas', meaning 'programs', referring to proactive measures by the government.
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