| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| empêché adj | (retenu) | held up, delayed v past p |
| | (formal) | detained v past p |
| | Empêché par une grève des trains, cet élève n'a pu se présenter à son examen. |
| | Held up (or: delayed) by a rail strike, the student was unable to sit his exam. |
| empêché adj | soutenu (embarrassé) | ill at ease, awkward, uncomfortable, disconcerted adj |
| | (formal) | discountenanced adj |
| | Son air empêché illustrait bien la tension dans la salle. |
| | He looked ill at ease, which was a good reflection of the tension in the room. |
| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| empêcher⇒ vtr | (éviter) | prevent⇒ vtr |
| | | avoid⇒ vtr |
| | | put a stop to [sth] v expr |
| | La conférence a empêché le conflit. |
| | The conference prevented the conflict. |
| empêcher [qqn] de faire [qch] loc v | (ne pas permettre) | prevent [sb] doing [sth], prevent [sb] from doing [sth] v expr |
| | | stop [sb] doing [sth], stop [sb] from doing [sth] v expr |
| | Papa, tu ne peux pas m'empêcher de sortir ce soir ! |
| | Le policier a empêché les curieux d'entrer dans le bâtiment. |
| | The police officer prevented curious onlookers from going into the building. |
| | Dad, you can't stop me going out tonight! |
| empêcher [qqn] de faire [qch] loc v | (gêner) | prevent [sb] doing [sth], prevent [sb] from doing [sth] v expr |
| | | stop [sb] doing [sth] v expr |
| | (subject/object inversion) | cannot do [sth] because of [sb], can't do [sth] because of [sb] v expr |
| | Tais-toi, tu m'empêches d'entendre. |
| | Ce foulard trop serré empêchait le garçon de bien respirer. |
| | The too tight scarf prevented the little boy breathing properly. |
| | Be quiet. I can't hear because of you. |