preventive

Significado (Inglês)

Adj

1. Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
2. Carried out to deter military aggression.
3. Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
4. (obsolete) Going before; preceding.

Noun

1. (dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
2. (dated) A thing that slows the development of an illness.
3. A contraceptive, especially a condom.

Conceitos

preventivo

profilático

obstáculo

contraceptivo

profiláctico

Sinônimos

prophylactic

preventative

precautionary

contraceptive

birth control device

protective

hindrance

contraceptive device

inhibitory

prophylactic device

incumbrance

hitch

encumbrance

deterrent

interference

hinderance

prophylactic treatment

prevention

preventive treatment

defensive

deterring

dissuasive

inhibitive

obstacle

obstruction

preemptive

premonitory

preventing

prohibitive

prophylactical

remedial

resistant

stopping

superstitious

Traduções

préventif

präventiv

preventivo

prophylactique

prophylaktisch

profiláctico

preventivo

profilattico

vorbeugend

preventiu

vorsorglich

precautori

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪv/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Borrowed from New Latin praeventīvus. Equivalent to prevent + -ive.