deter

deter
di'tə:
past tense, past participle - deterred; verb
(to make less willing or prevent by frightening: She was not deterred by his threats.) disuadir
deter
tr[dɪ'tɜːSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb (pt & pp deterred, ger deterring)
1 (person - dissuade) disuadir (from, de)
■ they tried deter him from smoking trataron de disuadirlo de fumar
■ high prices deter people from buying new houses los altos precios hacen que la gente desista de comprar casas nuevas
■ he was not deterred no desistió (de su propósito)
2 (prevent, stop) impedir
deter [di'tər] vt, -terred ; -terring : disuadir, impedir
deter
v.
• detener v.
(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
fut/c: -tendr-•)
• disuadir v.
• impedir v.
• refrenar v.
dɪ'tɜːr, dɪ'tɜː(r)
transitive verb -rr- \<\<person\>\> disuadir, hacer* disuadir; \<\<crime/war\>\> impedir*

to deter somebody FROM something/-ING — disuadir a alguien de algo/ + inf

[dɪ'tɜː(r)]
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

* * *
[dɪ'tɜːr, dɪ'tɜː(r)]
transitive verb -rr- \<\<person\>\> disuadir, hacer* disuadir; \<\<crime/war\>\> impedir*

to deter somebody FROM something/-ING — disuadir a alguien de algo/ + inf


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