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abzubringen

to dissuade, to talk someone out of

→ abringen
ab away/off; separation or completion + zu Infinitive marker + bring to bring (someone or something) to a place + en Infinitive
verb Rare #41,501
to dissuade, to talk someone out of
GE: Ich versuche, ihn von der Reise abzubringen.
EN: I'm trying to talk him out of the trip.

Ich versuchte, meinen Freund von dem Gedanken an Heirat abzubringen.

I tried to dissuade my boyfriend from the idea of marriage.

Aber in Wahrheit ging es nur darum, sie von ihren Drogen abzubringen.

But in reality, it was only about getting them off drugs.

— Sprich mit ihr (2002)

Es kostete mich einiges an Mühe, ihn von der Reise abzubringen.

It took a lot of effort to dissuade him from the trip.

Ich versuchte, ihn davon abzubringen.

I tried to dissuade him.

Das reicht, um dich vom Schreiben abzubringen.

That's enough to discourage you from writing.

— Alles über meine Mutter (1999)