Polyglot Dictionary

abbringen

/ˈapˌbʁɪŋən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
bringt ab
past
brachte ab
perfect
hat abgebracht

Meaning

  1. to dissuade

    Built from ab (off, away) + bringen (to bring).

    • Niemand kann ihn davon abbringen.

      Nobody can dissuade him from it.

    • Niemand konnte ihn von seinem Plan abbringen. Er war einfach zu stur.

      Nobody could talk him out of his plan. He was simply too stubborn.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • bringen to bring

Similar words

abschrecken

Abbringen is to talk someone out of a specific plan or intention; abschrecken is to deter in general, by making something seem frightening or unpleasant.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

demover

demover is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dissuade."

Portuguese

dissuadir

dissuadir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dissuade."

Practice

1 What does abbringen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Niemand kann ihn davon ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abbringen?

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