jdn. vor einer Dummheit bewahren
to prevent someone from doing something foolish
Türkçe: birini aptalca bir şeyden alıkoymak
In a sentence
Die Freundin bewahrte ihn vor einer folgenschweren Dummheit.
How it is used
Means 'to prevent someone from doing something foolish.' Neutral register. Use when helping a friend: 'Ich konnte ihn vor einer Dummheit bewahren.' Nuance: implies intervention before the action happens.
Other verbs that go with Dummheit
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
All collocations with Dummheit
Other collocations built on bewahren
- Achtung bewahrento maintain composure and respect, especially under pressure
- ruhig Blut bewahrento keep calm or stay cool
- die Fassung bewahrento keep one's composure
- im Gedächtnis bewahrento preserve in memory
- kühlen Kopf bewahrento keep a cool head
- Ruhe bewahrento keep calm / remain composed
- Stillschweigen bewahrento maintain silence
Verbindung drills 2,490 of these with spaced repetition, on Android. Free, offline, no account.
Get Verbindung free