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It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
اَلْوِقَايَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْعِلَاجِ
(al-wiqāyatu ḵayrun mina l-ʕilāji)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Chinese Cantonese:
預防勝於治療 /预防胜于治疗
(jyu6 fong4 sing3 jyu1 zi6 liu4)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Chinese Cantonese:
防患未然
(fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Chinese Cantonese:
未雨綢繆 /未雨绸缪
(mei6 jyu5 cau4 mau4)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Chinese Mandarin:
防患未然
(fánghuànwèirán)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Chinese Mandarin:
未雨綢繆 /未雨绸缪
(wèiyǔchóumóu)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Chinese Mandarin:
預防勝於治療 /预防胜于治疗
(yùfáng shèngyú zhìliáo)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Danish:
det er bedre at forebygge end at helbrede
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Dutch:
voorkomen is beter dan genezen
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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French:
mieux vaut prévenir que guérir
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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German:
Vorbeugen ist besser als Heilen
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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German:
Vorbeugung ist die beste Medizin
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Italian:
prevenire é meglio che curare
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Japanese:
予防は治療に勝る
(yobō ha chiryō ni masaru)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Japanese:
転ばぬ先の杖
(korobanu saki no tsue)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Korean:
안 좋은 일은 생기고 난 뒤 해결하려고 하기보단 아예 생기지조차 않게 막는게 더 낫다
(an jo'eun ireun saenggigo nan dwi haegyeolharyeogo hagibodan aye saenggijijocha anke mangneun'ge deo natda)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Malay:
mencegah lebih baik daripada mengubati
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Polish:
lepiej zapobiegać niż leczyć
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Portuguese:
prevenir é melhor do que remediar
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Russian:
профила́ктика лу́чше лече́ния
(profiláktika lúčše lečénija)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Russian:
лу́чше боле́знь предотврати́ть, чем пото́м лечи́ть
(lúčše boléznʹ predotvratítʹ, čem potóm lečítʹ)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Russian:
грамм профилактики стоит килограмма лечения
(gramm profilaktiki stoit kilogramma lečenija)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Serbo-Croatian:
bolje spriječiti nego liječiti
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Serbo-Croatian:
bolje sprečiti nego lečiti
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Spanish:
más vale prevenir que curar
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Tamil:
வருமுன் காப்போம்
(varumuṉ kāppōm)
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
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Vietnamese:
phòng bệnh hơn chữa bệnh
— It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
