to dilly-dally, vacillate, hesitate ☊ 
sự đi qua sự trôi qua thoáng qua ngắn ngủi 
passing like: ngần ngừ → →
verhüten ☊ 
phòng tránh, ngăn ngừa ☊ 
防止 ☊ fáng zhǐ verhüten ☊ phòng tránh, ngăn ngừa ☊ ☊ das Sprichwort ☊ ngạn ngữ, thành ngữ, câu châm ngôn ☊ ☊ They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease. ☊ active ☊
These measures are aimed at preventing violent crime. ☊ aim ☊
Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square. ☊ angry ☊
She woke up briefly and then went back to sleep. ☊ back ☊
Mozart's life was brief. ☊ brief ☊
Thousands died in the disaster. ☊ disaster ☊
health measures to prevent the spread of disease ☊ disease ☊
Regular exercise helps prevent weight gain. ☊ gain ☊
Thousands of refugees will die if these supplies don't get through to them. ☊ get through (to sb) ☊
Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk. ☊ hundred ☊
Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of this year's harvest. ☊ hungry ☊
People flocked in their thousands to see her. ☊ in ☊
Cancer kills thousands of people every year. ☊ kill ☊
Thousands are at risk of being poisoned by fumes from faulty heaters. ☊ poison ☊
prevent sth/sb: The accident could have been prevented. ☊ prevent ☊
prevent sb/sth from doing sth: He is prevented by law from holding a licence. ☊ prevent ☊
the role of diet in preventing disease ☊ role ☊
Life's too short to sit around moping. ☊ short ☊
to prevent the spread of disease ☊ spread ☊
We are taking steps to prevent pollution. ☊ step ☊
There were thousands of people there. ☊ thousand ☊
The wall gives some protection from the prevailing wind. ☊ wind ☊