deterrent
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deterrent(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el elemento de disuasión (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The measures are being proposed as a deterrent to those who attempt to evade taxes.Las medidas se proponen como un elemento de disuasión para aquellos que intentan evadir impuestos.
b. el elemento disuasorio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Heat does not seem to act as a deterrent to the thousands of tourists who visit the country every summer.El calor no parece actuar como elemento disuasorio para los miles de turistas que visitan el país cada verano.
c. el efecto disuasorio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The judge applied the maximum penalty for the crime, to act as a deterrent to others.El juez aplicó la pena máxima por el delito, para que tuviera un efecto disuasorio sobre otros.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. disuasorio
The penalties that have been introduced don't seem to have had any deterrent effect.Al parecer, las penas aplicadas no tuvieron ningún efecto disuasorio.
b. disuasivo
They installed burglar alarms and closed circuit TV for their deterrent value.Instalaron alarmas antirrobo y cámaras de televisión en circuito cerrado por la función disuasiva que pudieran tener.
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