deterrent

de·ter·rent

 (dĭ-tûr′ənt, -tŭr′-)

adj.

Tending to deter: deterrent weapons.

n.

1. Something that deters: a deterrent to theft.

2. A retaliatory means of discouraging enemy attack: a nuclear deterrent.

deterrent

(dɪˈtɛrənt)

n

1. something that deters

2. (Military) a weapon or combination of weapons, esp nuclear, held by one state, etc, to deter attack by another

adj

tending or used to deter; restraining

[C19: from Latin dēterrēns hindering; see deter]

deˈterrence n

de•ter•rent

(dɪˈtɜr ənt, -ˈtʌr-, -ˈtɛr-)

adj.

1. serving or tending to deter.

n.

2. something that deters: a deterrent to crime.

3. military strength or the capacity to retaliate strongly enough to deter an enemy from attacking.

[1820–30; < Latin]

de•ter′rent•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deterrent - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress hinderance, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap, check difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent" albatross, millstone - (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck" bind - something that hinders as if with bonds diriment impediment - (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage) drag - something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land" obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" straitjacket - anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
Adj.	1.	deterrent - tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices" preventative, preventive - tending to prevent or hinder

deterrent

noun

1. discouragement, obstacle, curb, restraint, impediment, check, hindrance, disincentive, defensive measures, determent They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.
discouragement spur, incentive, lure, bait, motivation, stimulus, inducement, carrot (informal), enticement

adjective

1. discouraging, inhibiting, hindering, dissuading He believes in the deterrent effect of custodial sentences

deterrent

adjective

Intended to prevent:

preclusive, preventative, preventive.

Translations

رادِع، مانِع

odstrašujícízastrašující prostředek

afskrækkelsesmiddelforebyggende metode

abschreckend

disuasivodisuasorioelemento disuasivoelemento disuasorio

dissuasifdissuasiondissuasive

elrettentõ

fyrirbyggjandi; aftrandi

deterrentedeterrente nucleare

avskrekkingsmiddelforebyggende metode

odstrašujúci prostriedok

odvračiloplašilo

caydırıcı

威慑物威慑的

deterrent

[dɪˈterənt]

A. N (also Mil) → elemento m disuasivo, elemento m disuasorio
to act as a deterrent → servir de elemento disuasivo
nuclear deterrent → fuerza f nuclear disuasiva
these penalties are no deterrent to criminals → estos castigos no disuaden a los criminales

B. ADJ → disuasivo, disuasorio

deterrent

[dɪˈtɛrənt]

n
to be a deterrent [threat, punishment] → être dissuasif/ive, avoir un effet dissuasif
Severe punishment is the only deterrent → Seule la punition sévère a un effet dissuasif.
to act as a deterrent → exercer un effet de dissuasion

modif [value, effect] → dissuasif/ive
to have a deterrent effect → avoir un effet dissuasif

deterrent

n (also Mil) → Abschreckungsmittel nt; to act as a deterrent → als Abschreckung(smittel) dienen (to für); to be a deterrent → abschrecken

adj → abschreckend, Abschreckungs-; deterrent effect → Abschreckungseffekt m

deterrent

[dɪˈtɛr/ənt] n → deterrente m
to act as a deterrent → funzionare or fungere da deterrente

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