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prevented from

[prɪˈventɪd frɒm]
verb phrase
impedido de
1. stopped or hindered from doing something; made it impossible for someone to do something
She was prevented from attending the meeting due to illness.
Ela foi impedida de participar da reunião devido à doença.
2. blocked or obstructed from achieving a goal or action
The bad weather prevented us from going on vacation.
O mau tempo nos impediu de ir de férias.
Synonyms
stopped fromhindered fromblocked frombarred fromkept fromrestrained from
Antonyms
allowed topermitted toenabled tofacilitated

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
impedido de
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
impedido de / barrado de
barrado de is also used colloquially
São Paulo
impedido de
standard usage
Portugal
impedido de / privado de
privado de more formal or literary

Related Idioms & Phrases

prevented from doing something
prevented from going
prevented from speaking
be prevented from taking action
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