deter (redirected from deterring)

de·ter  (d-tûr)

v. de·terred, de·ter·ring, de·ters

v.tr.

To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt: "Does negotiated disarmament deter war?" (Edward Teller). See Synonyms at dissuade.

v.intr.

To prevent or discourage the occurrence of an action, as by means of fear or doubt: "It's this edge that gives nuclear weapons their power to deter" (Thomas Powers).

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[Latin dterrre : d-, de- + terrre, to frighten.]

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de·terment n.

de·terra·ble adj.

de·terrer n.

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deter [dɪˈtɜː]

vb -ters, -terring, -terred

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

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

determent  n

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.

Translations

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

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

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deter

v deter [diˈtəː]

to make less willing or prevent by frightening She was not deterred by his threats. afskrik يَصُدُّ، يُثْني، يَرْدَعُ възпирам zastrašit, odradit afskrække abschrecken αποθαρρύνω, αποτρέπω disuadir 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 afschrikken avskrekke, la seg avskrekke onieśmielać, odstraszać 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

n / adj deˈterrent [-ˈte-, (American ) -ˈtə:-]

(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 zastrašující prostředek; odstrašující afskrækkende; afskrækkelsesmiddel; forebyggende metode abschreckend ανασταλτικός (παράγοντας) disuasivo, 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 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