How is the word отговаривать translated from Russian to English

English translation
Dissuade
verb

Убеждать кого-либо не делать задуманного.

To persuade someone not to do something.

Examples with “отговаривать”

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  • Я пытался отговорить её увольняться. — I tried to dissuade her from quitting.

  • Ничто не могло отговорить его продавать машину. — Nothing could dissuade him from selling the car.

  • Родители отговорили её, и она осталась дома ещё на год. — Her parents dissuaded her, and she stayed home another year.

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