English-Portuguese translations for dissuade

• convencer
• dissuadir
  É óbvio que há que introduzir rapidamente medidas no sentido de dissuadir os jovens e as mulheres grávidas de consumirem bebidas alcoólicas. Obviously, measures are needed quickly to dissuade youngsters and pregnant women from drinking.
  Ela dissuadirá os que poderiam utilmente actuar em seu nome. It will dissuade those who could act effectively on its behalf from taking any action.
  A Espanha também reagiu, planeando o envio de um avião de reconhecimento, ou, por outras palavras, um avião sem armas destinado a dissuadir os piratas armados. Spain has also reacted by planning to send a reconnaissance plane, in other words, an unarmed plane to dissuade armed pirates.
• persuadir

Definition of dissuade

• To convince not to try or do

Examples

• Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.

Related words

• dissuasion
• dissuasive
• dissuader