TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
prevent, v.tr. 1 Stopaim, bacaim, coiscim. To prevent s.o. from doing sth., duine a chosc, a bhac, ar rud a dhéanamh. I was unavoidably prevented from doing it, chuaigh sé thar mo riocht é a dhéanamh. There's nothing to prevent you from doing that, níl a bhac sin ort. That does not prevent her from being respectable, níl a bhac uirthi bheith measúil ina dhiaidh sin. 2 To prevent any scandal, le scannal a chosc, a sheachaint. You must prevent that from happening again, caithfidh tú féachaint chuige nach dtarlóidh sin arís.