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■ fend offv. t. + avv.2 respingere; difendersi da; tenere lontano: (fin.) to fend off a takeover bid, respingere un'offerta d'acquisto; to fend off the cold, difendersi dal freddo -
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fend off [somebody/something], fend [somebody/something] off repousser [attacker]; parer [blow]; écarter [question] -
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v.• esgrimir v.• guardar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<attack/enemy\>\> rechazar*; \<\<blow\>\> esquivar, desviar*; \<\<questions\>\> eludir, esquivarVT + ADV [+ attack] repeler, rechazar; [+ assailant] repeler; [+ blow] desviar, esquivar; [+ awkward question] soslayar, eludir* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<attack/enemy\>\> rechazar*; \<\<blow\>\> esquivar, desviar*; \<\<questions\>\> eludir, esquivar -
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парирувати, відбивати ( напад тощо) -
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1) Общая лексика: предотвращать (something), дать отпор (The 60-year-old contractor was killed trying to fend off a copper thief from his business.), держать на расстоянии, отмахиваться2) Макаров: отгонять, отражать, парировать3) Яхтенный спорт: одерживать, предохранять судно от удара -
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Синонимический ряд:1. hold off (verb) beat off; hold off; keep off; parry; rebuff; rebut; repel; repulse; stave off; ward off2. reject (verb) disregard; overlook; rebuke; refuse; reject; slight -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fend off
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Макаров: парировать удар -
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1) Дипломатический термин: уклоняться от ответа на вопрос2) СМИ: уклоняться от вопроса3) Макаров: избегать вопроса -
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1) СМИ: отражать действие противника2) Макаров: отражать действия соперника, парировать действия соперника -
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Морской термин: крюк! (команда при подходе шлюпки к борту) -
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Макаров: не допускать одобрения -
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Макаров: отражать попытку -
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Макаров: парировать удар -
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Макаров: избежать вызова, отвести угрозу
См. также в других словарях:
fend off someone — fend off (someone) 1. to stop someone from coming too near to you. She was never very good at fending off the boys. 2. to stop someone from hurting you. The young woman was able to fend off the robber. Related vocabulary: ward off… … New idioms dictionary
fend off — (someone) 1. to stop someone from coming too near to you. She was never very good at fending off the boys. 2. to stop someone from hurting you. The young woman was able to fend off the robber. Related vocabulary: ward off someone/something … New idioms dictionary
fend off something — fend off (something) to prevent something from happening. A politician has to learn how to fend off unfriendly questions, especially from the press. Related vocabulary: stave off something … New idioms dictionary
fend off — (something) to prevent something from happening. A politician has to learn how to fend off unfriendly questions, especially from the press. Related vocabulary: stave off something … New idioms dictionary
fend off — [v] keep at bay avert, avoid, beat off*, deflect, drive back*, hold at bay*, keep at a distance, keep at arm’s length*, keep off, parry, rebuff, rebuke, rebut, refuse, reject, repel, repulse, resist, snub, spurn, stave off, turn aside, ward off;… … New thesaurus
fend off — index avert, block, deter, estop, parry, prevent, repel (drive back), repulse, r … Law dictionary
fend off — verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Let s avoid a confrontation head off a confrontation avert a strike • Syn: ↑debar, ↑forefend, ↑forfend, ↑obviate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fend off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fend off : present tense I/you/we/they fend off he/she/it fends off present participle fending off past tense fended off past participle fended off 1) to defend yourself against an attack His opponent jumped… … English dictionary
fend off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fend off unwanted questions, problems, or people, you stop them from affecting you or defend yourself from them, but often only for a short time and without dealing with them completely. [V P n (not pron)] He looked relaxed … English dictionary
fend off — verb To ward off; to drive (something) away; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort. They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail … Wiktionary
To fend off a boat — Fend Fend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fending}.] [Abbrev. fr. defend.] To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; often with off; as, to fend off blows. [1913 Webster] With fern beneath to fend … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
