dissuade, discourage
En fait, il a essayé de m'en dissuader.
Actually, he tried to talk me out of it.
— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)
I tried to dissuade her.
J'ai essayé de dissuader ma belle-fille, mais elle ne m'a pas écouté.
I tried to dissuade my daughter-in-law, but she didn’t listen to me.
M. Maxence n'a pas cessé un instant de vouloir me dissuader.
Mr. Maxence never stopped trying to dissuade me.
— Les Choristes (2004)
Aonung a tenté de m'en dissuader.
Aonung tried to talk me out of it.
— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)
J'ai essayé de le dissuader de partir à l'étranger.
I tried to dissuade him from going abroad.