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