deterrent

See also: déterrent

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin deterrens, present participle of deterrere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈtɛɹənt/

Adjective

deterrent (comparative more deterrent, superlative most deterrent)

1. Serving to deter, preventing something from happening.

Translations

serving to deter

• Bulgarian: предпазен (bg) (predpazen)
• Dutch: afschrikkend (nl), ontradend (nl)
• French: dissuasif (fr) m, dissuasive (fr) f
• Galician: disuasorio m
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• Greek: αποτρεπτικός (el) (apotreptikós)
• Italian: dissuasivo
• Portuguese: dissuasório
• Spanish: disuasivo (es), disuasorio (es)

Noun

deterrent (plural deterrents)

1. Something that deters.

Derived terms

• nuclear deterrent

Translations

Something that deters

• Dutch: afschrik (nl) m
• Finnish: pelote (fi), pidäke (fi)
• French: dissuasion (fr) f
• German: Abschreckung (de) f
• Hungarian: elrettentő (hu)
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• Japanese: 抑止力 (yokushiryoku)
• Scottish Gaelic: casg m
• Spanish: disuasivo (es) m
• Swedish: avskräckningsmedel n, avskräckningsvapen n

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dēterrent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of dēterreō