odvratiti

1. (someone from something) to dissuade; to talk out of
   Prijatelji su ga odvratili od te gluposti. — His friends talked him out of that stupid idea.
   Ništa je nije moglo odvratiti od puta. — Nothing could dissuade her from the trip.
2. (of attention, gaze) to divert; to distract; to avert
   Pokušao je da joj odvrati pažnju pričom o filmu. — He tried to distract her by talking about the film.
   Nije mogla da odvrati pogled s njega. — She couldn't take her eyes off him.
3. (of danger, a blow) to avert; to ward off; to parry
   Brzom reakcijom vozač je odvratio nesreću. — The driver averted an accident by reacting quickly.
4. formal (in speech) to reply; to retort
   „To nije tvoja stvar“, odvratila je hladno. — "That's none of your business," she retorted coldly.

In the sense "to dissuade": odvratiti someone (acc.) od + gen.