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dissuader

to dissuade, to talk someone out of

d i . s ɥ a . d e
dis away; apart + suad urge, advise + er Infinitive
verb Rare #41,251
to dissuade, to talk someone out of Usually used with de before the action someone is being dissuaded from.
FR: J’essaie de le dissuader de partir.
EN: I’m trying to talk him out of leaving.

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.

J'ai essayé de le dissuader de partir à l'étranger.

I tried to dissuade him from going abroad.

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)

On peut toujours dissuader Dev.

We can still dissuade Dev.

— Devdas (2002)

J'ai essayé de la dissuader.

I tried to dissuade her.

Aonung a tenté de m'en dissuader.

Aonung tried to talk me out of it.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

M. Maxence n'a pas cessé de me dissuader.

Mr. Maxence kept trying to talk me out of it.

— Les Choristes (2004)