How do you say 'to prevent' in Ukrainian? A linguist named a rare equivalent word

According to glavcom.ua: Ukrainian linguist Olga Vasilyeva explained that the Russian word 'предохраняться' (in the sense of using contraceptives) is often replaced by the Ukrainian expression 'we prevent pregnancy' or 'we use contraception'. There is also a specific equivalent of this word - 'Запобігатися'. According to the linguist, this word can be used in this context as it is a synonym for 'to be careful'.

Olga Vasilyeva: 'Do not forget that we are not obliged to translate literally from other languages'.

Rare words and their equivalents in the Ukrainian language

Also among the rare words and their equivalents in Ukrainian is the Russian word 'наитие', which means a sudden thought or inspiration. In the dictionaries of Krymsky and Efremov, this word can be replaced with such variants as на́дих, надхне́ння, наві́яння, на́хід.

In conclusion: Olga Vasilyeva explained the equivalents of the Russian words 'to prevent' and 'наитие' in the Ukrainian language, pointing out several alternative expressions that can be used instead of them.