Nomen

die Prevention

prevention, prophylaxis

Prevention ist besser als Heilen.

Prevention is better than cure.

Diese Maßnahme dient der Prevention von Unfällen.

This measure serves the prevention of accidents.

the prevention of sth. die Prevention von et3 The prevention of diseases is important.

Synonyms: Vorbeugung (prevention, more common), Verhütung (prevention, contraception)

From Latin 'praevenire' (to come before), a cognate of the English word 'prevention'.

It's almost identical to the English 'prevention', making it an easy cognate to remember. Note that 'Vorbeugung' is more common in everyday German.

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