"discourage sb from sth doing sth" in German to discourage sb. from sth./doing sth. jdn. von etw. abhalten jdn. von etw. abbringen Detailed translations for "discourage sb from sth doing sth" to discourage sb. from sth./doing sth. to discourage sb. from sth./doing sth.(also: to preclude so. from doing sth.) jdn. von etw. abhalten to discourage sb. from sth./doing sth.(also: to talk sb. out of sth., to dissuade sb. of doing sth., to divert sb. from sth., to wean sb. off/from sth.) jdn. von etw. abbringen{transitive verb}