deter

de·ter

 (dĭ-tûr′)

tr.v. de·terred, de·ter·ring, de·ters

1. To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt: threats that did not deter her from speaking out; skin chemicals that deter predators.

2. To prevent or discourage (an action or behavior): installed surveillance cameras to deter vandalism.

3. To make less likely or prevent from happening: protocols to deter infection.

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[Latin dēterrēre : dē-, de- + terrēre, to frighten.]

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de·ter′ment n.

de·ter′ra·ble adj.

de·ter′rer n.

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deter

(dɪˈtɜː)

vb, -ters, -terring or -terred

(tr) to discourage (from acting) or prevent (from occurring), usually by instilling fear, doubt, or anxiety

[C16: from Latin dēterrēre, from de- + terrēre to frighten]

deˈterment n

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de•ter

(dɪˈtɜr)

v.t. -terred, -ter•ring.

1. to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The dog deterred trespassers.

2. to prevent; check; arrest: face cream to deter wrinkles.

[1570–80; < Latin dēterrēre to prevent, hinder =dē- de- + terrēre to frighten]

de•ter′ment, n.

de•ter′ra•ble, adj.

de•ter`ra•bil′i•ty, n.

de•ter′rer, n.

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deter

To deter someone from doing something means to prevent them from doing it or to persuade them not to do it.

During the war, a flood would not have deterred me from going there on foot.

This did not deter Ealing council from passing a motion commending the police for their 'courage and patience'.

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deter

Past participle: deterred
Gerund: deterring

Imperative

deter

deter

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	deter - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" discourage disapprove, reject - deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
	2.	deter - turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" dissuade talk out of - persuade someone not to do something advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

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deter

verb

1. discourage, inhibit, put off, frighten, intimidate, daunt, hinder, dissuade, talk out of Jail sentences have done nothing to deter the offenders.

2. prevent, stop, check, curb, damp, restrain, prohibit, hinder, debar Capital punishment does not deter crime.

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deter

verb

To persuade (a person) not to do something:

discourage, dissuade, divert.

Idiom: talk out of.

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Translations

يَصُدُّ، يُثْني، يَرْدَعُ

odraditzastrašit

afskrække

abschrecken

αποτρέπω

disuadirimpedir

estää

découragerdissuaderempêcher

elrettent

draga kjarkinn úr, aftra

dissuaderescoraggiare

atbaidantisatbaidymo priemonėatbaidytiatgrasantisatgrasinimo priemonė

atbaidītatturēt

ontmoedigen

avskrekkeforhindre

desencorajardissuadirimpedir

отпугивать

odvrniti

caydırmak

使不敢吓住阻止

deter

[dɪˈtɜːʳ] VT (= discourage) → desalentar; (= dissuade) → disuadir; (= prevent) → impedir
to deter sb from doing sth (= dissuade) → disuadir a algn de hacer algo; (= prevent) → impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir a algn que haga algo
I was deterred by the cost → el precio me hizo abandonar la idea
a weapon which deters nobody → un arma que no asusta a nadie, un arma sin poder disuasorio
don't let the weather deter you → no desistas por el mal tiempo

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deter

[dɪˈtɜː^r] vt → dissuader
to deter sb from doing sth → dissuader qn de faire qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

deter

vt (= prevent) → abhalten, hindern; (= discourage) → abschrecken; to deter somebody from something → jdn von etw abhalten or an etw (dat) → hindern; to deter somebody from doing something → jdn davon abhalten or daran hindern, etw zu tun; he won’t be deterred (by the cost) → er lässt sich (von den Kosten) nicht abschrecken; don’t let him deter you → lassen Sie sich nicht von ihm abhalten or abbringen

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deter

[dɪˈtɜːʳ] vt to deter sb (from doing sth) → dissuadere qn (dal fare qc)

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deter

(diˈtəː) – past tense, past participle deˈterred – verb

to make less willing or prevent by frightening. She was not deterred by his threats. afskrik يَصُدُّ، يُثْني، يَرْدَعُ възпирам desencorajar zastrašit, odradit abschrecken afskrække αποθαρρύνω, αποτρέπωdisuadir heidutama جلوگیری کردن؛ منصرف کردن saada luopumaan décourager לְהַרתִיע रोकना zastrašiti elrettent menakut-nakuti, menghalangi draga kjarkinn úr, aftra dissuadere 思いとどまらせる 단념시키다 atbaidyti, sulaikyti atturēt; atbaidīt cegah afschrikkenavskrekke, la seg avskrekke onieśmielać, odstraszać وېرول، منع كول desencorajar a descuraja отпугивать zastrašiť odvrniti odvratiti avskräcka, hindra ขัดขวาง; ยับยั้ง caydırmak 使不敢，嚇住，阻止 відлякувати, віднаджувати باز رکھنا làm nhụt chí 使不敢，吓住，阻止

deˈterrent (-ˈte-) , ((American) -ˈtə:-) noun, adjective

(something) that deters. The possession of nuclear weapons by nations is thought to be a deterrent against nuclear war itself; a deterrent effect. afskrikmiddel, weerhoudende رادِع، مانِع който възпира desencorajamento zastrašující prostředek; odstrašující abschreckend afskrækkende; afskrækkelsesmiddel; forebyggende metode ανασταλτικόςdisuasivo, disuasorio hirmutus(vahend) بازدارنده؛ پیشگیر pelote moyen de dissuasion; préventif גוֹרֵם מַרתִיע प्रतिरोधक zastrašujući elrettentő dolog/példa penangkal fyrirbyggjandi; aftrandi deterrente 抑止する (もの) 억제, 억제하는 atbaidymo/atgrasinimo priemonė; atgrasantis, atbaidantis atturētājs; aizkavētājs; atturošs; aizkavējošs penangkal afschrikmiddel avskrekkingsmiddel, forebyggende metode (środek) odstraszający وېروونكى، منع كوونكى پر ځاى دروونكى desincentivo (mijloc de) intimidare сдерживающее средство odstrašujúci prostriedok odvračilo; odvračilen zastrašujući avskräckningsmedel ตัวยับยั้ง; ซึ่งยับยั้ง caydırıcı 威懾物，威懾的 такий, що лякає; стримувальний باز رکھنے والا عنصر để chống lại 威慑物，威慑的

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