English-German translation for "forestall"

"forestall" German translation

forestall
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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zuvorkommen vorbeugen vorwegnehmen vorkaufen, im Voraus aufkaufen durch Vorwegnehmen Zuvorkommen verhindern
  • (jemandem) zuvorkommen
    forestall sb: anticipate
    forestall sb: anticipate
  • vorbeugen
    forestall sth: prevent
    forestall sth: prevent
  • vorwegnehmen
    forestall sth: anticipate
    forestall sth: anticipate
  • durch Vorwegnehmenor | oder od Zuvorkommen verhindern
    forestall prevent by anticipating
    forestall prevent by anticipating
  • vorkaufen, im Voraus aufkaufen
    forestall goods
    forestall goods
  • forestall syn vgl. → see „prevent“
    forestall syn vgl. → see „prevent“
examples
Die erste: Um einer Krise zuvorzukommen, senkt die Europäische Zentralbank den Eurozinssatz.
The first: to forestall a crisis, the European Central Bank reduces the euro interest rate.
Source: Europarl
Den Amerikanern wird so weit entgegengekommen, dass ihr Angriff abgewendet wird.
The Americans will be accommodated up to the point that their attack is forestalled.
Source: News-Commentary
Dies wäre ein Weg, die drohende Abwanderung von Unternehmen abzuwenden.
This would forestall the threat of business relocation.
Source: Europarl
So beeilte er sich wohlweislich, allen etwaigen Fragen zuvorzukommen.
So he forestalled what might be the next move:
Source: Books
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