Sentence examples of "impedir" in Spanish with translation "prevent"

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Nada debería impedir el divorcio. Nothing should prevent divorce.
Tom trató de impedir que Mary abriera la puerta. Tom tried to prevent Mary from opening the door.
Estas medidas pueden impedir la propagación de la enfermedad. These measures can prevent the disease from spreading.
Tom trató de impedir que Mary se uniera al ejército. Tom tried to prevent Mary from joining the army.
Tom trató de impedir que Mary fuera a la Policía. Tom tried to prevent Mary from going to the police.
Hay que tomar medidas drásticas para impedir que el virus se propague más. Drastic measures must be taken to prevent the further spread of the virus.
La lluvia me impidió salir. The rain prevented me from going out.
La lluvia me impidió ir. The rain prevented me from going.
El tifón me impidió salir. That typhoon prevented me from going out.
La nieve me impidió salir. The snow prevented me from going out.
Una enfermedad impidió que saliera. Sickness prevented him from going out.
La lluvia me ha impedido venir. The rain prevented me from coming.
La enfermedad de impidió de salir. Illness prevented me from going out.
El mal clima me impidió partir. Bad weather prevented me from setting out.
¿Qué le impidió venir más temprano? What prevented you from coming earlier?
No pude entender que me impedía moverme. I could not understand what prevented me from moving.
La nieve impidió que llegáramos a tiempo. The snow prevented us from arriving on time.
La tormenta nos impidió llegar a tiempo. The storm prevented us from arriving on time.
Mi orgullo me impidió pedirle prestado dinero. My pride prevented me from borrowing money from him.
El tifón nos impidió regresar a Tokio. The typhoon prevented us from going back to Tokyo.
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