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empĂȘcher
01
to prevent, to stop
faire en sorte que quelque chose ne puisse pas arriver
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Auxiliary verb
avoir
1st person singular
empĂȘche
1st person plural
empĂȘchons
Future 1st person
empĂȘcherai
Present participle
empĂȘchant
Past participle
empĂȘchĂ©
Imperfect 1st person plural
empĂȘchions
Examples
Elle a essayĂ© de l' empĂȘcher de partir.
She tried to stop him from leaving.
02
to stop oneself, to hold oneself back
se retenir de faire quelque chose mĂȘme si on en a envie
Examples
Je n' ai pas pu m' empĂȘcher de lui dire la vĂ©ritĂ©.
I couldn't stop myself from telling him the truth.
