M'empêche (en. Prevents me)

mɑ̃pɛʃ

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Action of preventing someone from doing something.

This noise prevents me from concentrating.

Ce bruit m'empêche de me concentrer.

Making the realization of an action impossible.

The rain prevents me from going out.

La pluie m'empêche de sortir.

Having an obstacle that blocks an activity.

Fatigue prevents me from finishing my work.

La fatigue m'empêche de terminer mon travail.

Contraction of 'me' and 'empêche', coming from the verb 'empêcher' which means 'to stop, to hinder'.

don't stop me

Expression meaning that something should not hinder an action.

m'empêche pas

prevents me from

Indicates an obstacle to a specific action.

m'empêche de

hindrance

Obstacles or reasons that prevent doing something.

empêchement

prohibition

Action of prohibiting, preventing an activity.

interdiction

No worries, that won't stop you.

But don’t worry, that doesn’t stop me from going.

Mais t'inquiète pas, ça m'empêche pas d'y aller.

Expression used to affirm that something is not a problem.

This constraint, it doesn’t stop me at all!

Cette contrainte, ça m'empêche rien!