Sentence examples of "ab|halten" in German with translation "prevent"

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Was hat ihn davon abgehalten zu kommen? What prevented him from coming?
Man kann ihn nicht vom Trinken abhalten. You cannot prevent him from drinking.
Der starke Regen hat uns vom Angeln abgehalten. The heavy rain prevented us from going fishing.
Der Regen hat mich davon abgehalten zu gehen. The rain prevented me from going.
Was hat dich davon abgehalten gestern zu kommen? What prevented you from coming yesterday?
Was hat dich davon abgehalten früher zu kommen? What prevented you from coming earlier?
Es gibt sehr viele Leute, die nur lesen, um sich selbst vom Denken abzuhalten. There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.
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