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ELEMENT DISSUASIF [2 records]

Record 1 2002-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

Something that prevents a person from acting by fear or considerations of unpleasant attendant circumstances or consequences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
DEF

Ce qui a pour but de faire renoncer quelqu'un à son intention de faire quelque chose.

OBS

dissuasif : Se dit de ce qui a pour but de dissuader quelqu'un de faire quelque chose.

OBS

dissuader quelqu'un : le faire renoncer à son intention de faire quelque chose.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
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Record 2 2000-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

Something that prevents or discourages action.

CONT

The greatest advantage to final offer selection (FOS) may be the built-in deterrent to its use - the fear by each of the parties that the others' package might be selected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

Si le seuil de l'allocation universelle est fixé assez loin de la zone des faibles revenus, on évite la désincitation à la hausse des revenus de marché.

Key term(s)
  • désincitatif

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
DEF

El que contribuye a que una determinada acción no deseada no se produzca, o no se desarrolle en proporciones inadecuadas.

OBS

La protección a la agricultura de montaña pretende luchar contra el despoblamiento; el pago parcial de los medicamentos con cargo a la seguridad social aspira a disuadir del consumo excesivo de fármacos.

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