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die Verhütung (-en)
   prevention; contraception

Die Pille ist das Verhütungsmittel Nummer eins.
The pill is the number one method of contraception.
Das Deutsche Komitee zur Verhütung von Blindheit bekämpft vermeidbare Blindheit in Deutschland und in Entwicklungsländern.
The German Committee for the Prevention of Blindness combats preventable blindness in Germany and in developing nations.

Related Words:
verhüten to prevent; take precautions (contraception)
Möge Gott verhüten, dass... God forbid that...

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