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di'tə:past tense, past participle - deterred; verb(to make less willing or prevent by frightening: She was not deterred by his threats.) disuadirtr[dɪ'tɜːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (person - dissuade) disuadir ( from, de)■ high prices deter people from buying new houses los altos precios hacen que la gente desista de comprar casas nuevas2 (prevent, stop) impedirv.• 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) impedirto deter sb from doing sth — (=dissuade) disuadir a algn de hacer algo; (=prevent) impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir a algn que haga algo
a weapon which deters nobody — un arma que no asusta a nadie, un arma sin poder disuasorio
* * *[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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