deter

Idioma: es

🇬🇧 /dɪˈtɜː/ 🇺🇸 /dɪˈtɜr/

📖 Definiciones

verb
disuadir; intimidar; disuadir; impedir; disuasión; disuadir a alguien de algo

EN: To discourage or prevent someone from doing something by instilling fear, doubt, or a sense of difficulty; to dissuade through the threat of negative consequences.; To prevent or hinder an action or event from occurring by making it seem too risky, costly, or difficult.; In military or strategic contexts, to prevent an adversary from taking hostile action by maintaining a credible threat of retaliation or overwhelming force.; To turn aside or divert from a course of action; to cause to desist.

🔗 Detalles

Formas de la palabra

3.ª pers. sing.: deters Pasado: deterred Participio pasado: deterred Participio presente: deterring

Colocaciones

deter crimedeter someone from doing somethingdeter aggressiondeter attackdeter potential offenders

Derivados

deterrentdeterrenceundeterred

Sinónimos

discouragedissuadepreventdauntdishearten

Antónimos

encourageenticepersuadeattract

Palabras confundidas

defer

EN: 'Defer' means to postpone or yield to another's opinion; 'deter' means to discourage or prevent through fear of consequences.

es: 'Defer' significa posponer o ceder ante la opinión de otro; 'deter' significa desalentar o prevenir mediante el miedo a las consecuencias.

deterrent

EN: 'Deterrent' is the noun/adjective form (something that deters); 'deter' is the verb.

es: 'Deterrent' es la forma sustantiva/adjetiva (algo que disuade); 'deter' es el verbo.

Consejos de ortografía

EN: The final 'r' is doubled when adding suffixes (deterred, deterring) because the stress falls on the final syllable. Do not write 'detered' or 'detering'.

es: La 'r' final se duplica al añadir sufijos (deterred, deterring) porque el acento recae en la última sílaba. No escriba 'detered' ni 'detering'.

💬 Ejemplos

The heavy fines are designed to deter people from littering in public parks.

Las multas elevadas están diseñadas para disuadir a las personas de tirar basura en los parques públicos.
The presence of security cameras did not deter the thieves from breaking into the warehouse.

La presencia de cámaras de seguridad no disuadió a los ladrones de entrar en el almacén.
The country developed nuclear weapons primarily to deter potential aggressors.

El país desarrolló armas nucleares principalmente para disuadir a posibles agresores.
Nothing could deter her from pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor.

Nada pudo disuadirla de perseguir su sueño de convertirse en doctora.