deter

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈtɜːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈtɝ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di tûr′)

Inflections of 'deter' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
deters
v 3rd person singular
deterring
v pres p
deterred
v past
deterred
v past p
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deter [sth]⇒ vtr (crime, act: discourage)impedir⇒ vtr
 Some people believe the death penalty deters crime.
 Algunas personas creen que la pena capital impide el crimen.
deter [sb]⇒ vtr (discourage)disuadir a vtr + prep
  desalentar a vtr + prep
  desanimar a vtr + prep
 Mark wanted to go to university, but the fees deterred him.
 Mark quería ir a la universidad, pero la matrícula lo disuadió.
 Mark quería ir a la universidad, pero la matrícula lo desalentó.
 Mark quería ir a la universidad, pero la matrícula lo desanimó.
deter [sb] from doing [sth] v expr (discourage from doing)disuadir a alguien de hacer algo loc verb
  desalentar a alguien de hacer algo loc verb
 The large dog deterred trespassers from entering the property.
 El gran perro disuadió a los intrusos de meterse en la propiedad.
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Collocations: deterred him from [entering, making, doing, going, trying], (to) deter [trespassers, thieves, burglars], the [dog, fence, alarm] deterred [trespassers] , more...

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