English-German translation for "discourage"

"discourage" German translation

discourage
British English | britisches EnglischBr [disˈkʌridʒ] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [-ˈkəːr-]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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entmutigen abschrecken, abhalten, abraten abschrecken von ver-, behindern, beeinträchtigen, stören missbilligen, verurteilen
  • entmutigen
    discourage dishearten
    discourage dishearten
examples
  • to discouragesomebody | jemand sb from doingsomething | etwas sth
    jemanden davon abschrecken,something | etwas etwas zu tun
    to discouragesomebody | jemand sb from doingsomething | etwas sth
  • abschrecken von
    discourage be deterred from
    discourage be deterred from
his speech was calculated to discourage
seine Rede sollte entmutigen
his speech was calculated to discourage
Und es wäre schlichtweg unverzeihlich, nicht gegen diese Einstellung vorzugehen.
And failure to discourage this is quite simply inexcusable.
Source: Europarl
Gewiss gab es in Laeken auch wirklich entmutigende Momente.
Of course, there were frankly discouraging moments at Laeken.
Source: Europarl
Es war, als wollte man die Manager aktiv davon abhalten, sich um das Wesentliche zu kümmern.
It was as if managers were actively discouraged from looking at fundamentals.
Source: News-Commentary
Und restriktive Arbeitsgesetze haben tatsächlich viele Firmen von Neueinstellungen abgehalten.
And restrictive labor laws have indeed discouraged many firms from hiring new workers.
Source: News-Commentary
Dies bedeutet einen wirksamen Schutz gegen Fälschungen.
That is an effective way to discourage counterfeiting.
Source: Europarl
Grund genug also, vom Rauchen abzuhalten.
Reason enough to discourage smoking then.
Source: Europarl
Ist er willkommen, oder sollte er abgelehnt werden?
What has driven this shift, and should it be welcomed or discouraged?
Source: News-Commentary
Fürs Erste sollte von Bonuszahlungen auf der Grundlage einjähriger Ergebnisse abgeraten werden.
For starters, the use of bonuses based on one-year results should be discouraged.
Source: News-Commentary
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