Translation of "Impedir" in English

"Tengo que impedir que hagas eso." "¿Impedir que haga qué?"

"I have to stop you from doing that." "Stop me from doing what?"

Debía impedir la guerra.

He had to prevent the war.

¿Quién lo puede impedir?

Who can prevent it?

- No me puedes impedir que lo haga.
- No me puedes impedir hacerlo.

You can't keep me from doing that.

Nada debería impedir el divorcio.

Nothing should prevent divorce.

Tomás debía impedir que estallara la guerra.

Tom had to prevent the war from breaking out.

Ella no pudo impedir que su hija saliera.

She could not keep her daughter from going out.

Nada puede impedir que ella se case con él.

Nothing can prevent her from marrying him.

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.

Nadie puede impedir que este plan sea llevado a cabo.

Nobody can prevent this plan from being carried out.

Me gustaría saber cómo impedir que mis hijos se peleen.

I wish I could figure out how to stop my children from fighting.

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.

Ni tú ni nadie me vais a impedir que vaya.

Neither you nor anyone will prevent me from going

- Nadie puede evitar que vaya allí.
- Nadie puede impedir que vaya.

No one can keep me from going there.

Yesmi la ayudó, no porque le fueran a impedir el acceso al cielo,

Yesmi helped, not because he would be barred entry into heaven,

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.

El muro no era lo suficientemente alto para impedir la entrada a los perros.

The wall wasn't high enough to keep dogs out.

No puedo impedir que reveles mis secretos. Sin embargo, te ruego que no lo hagas.

I can't stop you from revealing my secrets. However, I beg you not to.

La política es el arte de impedir que la gente se entrometa en lo que le atañe.

- Politics is the art of preventing people from getting involved in what concerns them.
- Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.
- Politics is the art of preventing people from becoming involved in affairs which concern them.
- Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business.

Más de tres mil personas han puesto su firma para impedir la demolición de este inmueble histórico.

Well over three thousand people signed to prevent the demolition of this historic building.

El único conocimiento útil es el que nos enseña cómo buscar lo que es bueno e impedir lo que es malo.

The only useful knowledge is that which teaches us how to seek what is good and avoid what is evil.

¡Tantas miradas que observan cómo el mundo se va a la deriva y tan pocas manos que se lo intenten impedir!

So many who see how the world is drifting away and so few who put their hands out to stop it!

Sin duda, cada generación se cree destinada a rehacer el mundo. Sin embargo, la mía sabe que no lo rehará. Pero su papel es quizá mayor; éste consiste en impedir que el mundo se deshaga.

Without a doubt, every generation feels like they're destined to rebuild the world. Nevertheless, mine knows that it won't rebuild it. But its role is probably greater; it involves preventing the world from destroying itself.