préempter

On doit frapper d'abord, les préempter.
We've got to strike first, preempt 'em.
Ce compromis repose sur l’idée de ne pas préempter le résultat de l’étude d’impact actuellement menée par la Commission européenne.
This compromise is based on the idea of not pre-empting the results of the impact assessment currently being conducted by the European Commission.
Nous allons y participer mais il ne s'agissait pas pour nous de le préempter ou de faire comme si ce débat ne comptait pas.
We are going to take part in it but there was no question of us pre-empting it or acting as though it did not count.
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