"keep prevent sb from sth doing sth" in German to keep / prevent sb. from sth./doing sth. jdn. von etw. abhalten Detailed translations for "keep prevent sb from sth doing sth" to keep / prevent sb. from sth./doing sth. to keep / prevent sb. from sth./doing sth.(also: to deter sb. from doing sth.) jdn. von etw. abhalten{transitive verb}