What does prévention in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word prévention in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use prévention in French.

The word prévention in French means prevention, detention, prejudice, prevention plan, prevention of land pollution, road safety. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word prévention

prevention

nom féminin (mesures pour éviter un danger) (of [sth] particular)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a de nombreuses campagnes de prévention routière.
There are numerous road safety campaigns.

detention

nom féminin (vieilli (détention provisoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le prévenu est détenu en prévention en attendant son jugement.
The accused is held in detention while awaiting his verdict.

prejudice

nom féminin (soutenu (a priori) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est dur de lutter contre les préventions des bonnes gens.
It is hard to fight good people's preconceptions.

prevention plan

nom masculin (dispositif d'intervention)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mairie dispose d'un plan de prévention des risques en cas d'inondation.

prevention of land pollution

nom féminin (précaution anti-pollution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

road safety

nom féminin (organisme de sécurité routière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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