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prevención

prevention

noun preh-ben-SYOHN Less Common

Also means

precaution

Usage Note

Prevención stresses stopping something before it happens; precaución is closer to 'caution' in the moment. In public health contexts it appears in fixed phrases like prevención de enfermedades (disease prevention) and medidas de prevención (preventive measures). The verb behind it is prevenir, which also means 'to warn'.

Examples

"La prevención es mejor que el tratamiento."

Natural Translation

Prevention is better than treatment.

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