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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries先手を打つ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sente o utsu
"問題が起こる前に先手を打つことが重要です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To take action in order to prevent an anticipated event or occurrence from happening; to act in advance.
"She decided to preempt any potential objections by presenting her detailed research upfront." - 2
To acquire something in advance of others, or to replace something with something considered of greater importance.
"The breaking news report will preempt the scheduled evening broadcast."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin praeemptare, combining prae- ('before') and emere ('to buy'). Historically evolving in legal contexts to mean acquiring something before someone else, it broadened in modern English to describe taking action in advance to prevent an anticipated event.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Preempt" is said worldwide
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prévenir
Transliteration: prevneer
"Il faut agir par avance pour prévenir toute complication."
zuvorkommen
Transliteration: tsoo-for-kom-en
"Wir müssen handeln, um dem Problem zuvorzukommen."
prevenire
Transliteration: preve-neere
"Dobbiamo agire in anticipo per prevenire disagi."
actuar por adelantado
Transliteration: ak-tu-ar por a-de-lan-ta-do
"Es mejor actuar por adelantado que lamentar las consecuencias después."
antecipar-se
Transliteration: an-te-see-par-se
"Devemos nos antecipar para evitar maiores problemas."
पहले से कदम उठाना
Transliteration: pahle se kadam uthana
"समस्या आने से पहले ही हमें कदम उठाना चाहिए।"
抢先行动
Transliteration: qiǎngxiān xíngdòng
"我们需要抢先行动以避免潜在的危机。"
선제적으로 행동하다
Transliteration: seon-je-jeok-u-ro haeng-dong-ha-da
"우리는 문제를 막기 위해 선제적으로 행동해야 합니다."
先手を打つ
Transliteration: sente o utsu
"問題が起こる前に先手を打つことが重要です。"
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