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1 fend off
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 -
2 fend off
vtWATER TRANSP abrir de costado, desatracar, collision mantenerse franco -
3 fend off
v.1 rechazar (attack); atajar, parar (blow); eludir (question)2 esquivar, capear.3 mantener alejado, alejar, prevenir, mantener separado.4 defenderse de. -
4 to fend off
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5 fend
fendtr[fend]1 valerse por sí mismo,-a, apañárselas por su cuentafend vito fend for oneself : arreglárselas sólo, valerse por sí mismov.• apartar v.• defenderse v.• esgrimir v.• parar v.fendto fend for oneself — valerse* por sí mismo, arreglárselas solo
Phrasal Verbs:- fend off[fend]VIto fend for o.s. — defenderse solo, arreglárselas por cuenta propia
- fend off* * *[fend]to fend for oneself — valerse* por sí mismo, arreglárselas solo
Phrasal Verbs:- fend off -
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7 rechazar
rechazar ( conjugate rechazar) verbo transitivo ‹moción/enmienda› to defeat; ‹ ofertaabajo› to turn down
rechazar verbo transitivo
1 (una idea, un plan, a una persona) to reject (oferta, contrato) to turn down
2 Med (un órgano) to reject
3 Mil to repel ' rechazar' also found in these entries: Spanish: barrer - declinar - negar - definitivamente - desechar - despreciar - plano English: beat off - brush off - decline - defeat - deny - disallow - dismiss - fend off - fight off - head-hunt - offer - refuse - reject - repudiate - repulse - shun - snub - spurn - stave off - sweep aside - turn away - turn down - ward off - wave aside - fend - fight - hand - over - parry - rebuff - repel - throw - turn - ward - wave -
8 eludir
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9 esquivar
esquivar ( conjugate esquivar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/problema/dificultad› to avoid; ‹golpe/pregunta› to dodge, evade; ‹ responsabilidad› to avoid, evade
esquivar verbo transitivo
1 (un obstáculo, golpe) to dodge: menos mal que pudo esquivar el árbol que había caído en la carretera, luckily he was able to dodge the tree that had fallen across the road
2 (a una persona) to avoid, dodge: me está esquivando, he's avoiding me ' esquivar' also found in these entries: Spanish: burlar - cuneta - huir - esquinazo English: dodge - elude - fend off - sidestep - way - avoid - divert - duck - fend - fudge - side -
10 ataque
Del verbo atacar: ( conjugate atacar) \ \
ataqué es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
ataque es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: atacar ataque
atacar ( conjugate atacar) verbo transitivo to attack
ataque sustantivo masculino 1a) (Dep, Mil) attack;2 (Med) attack; ataque al corazón heart attack; ataque epiléptico epileptic fit; me dio un ataque de nervios I got into a panic; un ataque de risa a fit of hysterics
atacar verbo transitivo to attack, assault Locuciones: familiar atacar los nervios, to lose one's cool
ataque sustantivo masculino
1 attack, assault
ataque aéreo, air raid
2 Med fit
ataque al corazón, heart attack
ataque de nervios/risa, fit of hysterics/laughter ' ataque' also found in these entries: Spanish: acceso - acometida - borde - cardiaca - cardíaca - cardiaco - cardíaco - crisis - dar - entrar - golpe - histeria - inicial - lanzarse - nervio - novilunio - patatús - repeler - resistir - simular - arrollador - asalto - atentado - crítica - demoledor - despiadado - emprender - enérgico - feroz - frontal - lanzar - rechazar - refugiar - refugio - renovar - salvaje - simulacro - soponcio - sorpresa English: access - aim - air raid - appendicitis - assault - attack - barrage - blitz - bomb - bout - charge - crack up - destroy - DT - DTs - fend off - fierce - fit - full-scale - go - hysterics - jealousy - laughter - lay - lightning - on - onslaught - outburst - repel - savage - seizure - send - spearhead - stave off - stem - strike - throw - turn - unprovoked - verge - ward off - air - amok - bilious - crack - drive - have - heart - involvement - offense -
11 to drive away
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12 golpe
golpe sustantivo masculino 1 (choque, impacto) knock; darse un golpe contra algo to bang o knock into sth; dio unos golpes en la mesa he tapped on the table; ( más fuerte) he knocked on the table; ( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table;◊ a golpe de (Ven) around;de golpe (y porrazo) suddenly; se abrió/cerró de golpe it flew open/slammed shut; de un golpe ( de una vez) all at once; ( de un trago) in one go o gulp 2 casi lo matan a golpes they almost beat him to death; siempre andan a golpes they're always fighting 3 (Dep) stroke 4b)5 (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq); 6 (Pol) tb
golpe sustantivo masculino
1 (que se da o que da alguien) blow (en una fruta) bruise (en una puerta) knock
golpe (de Estado), coup (d'état)
golpe de suerte, stroke of luck
2 Auto bump
3 (contratiempo, disgusto) blow: ha sido un duro golpe para ella, it's been a great blow to her
4 (ocurrencia) witticism: en la comedia de ayer había unos golpes buenísimos, yesterday's comedy had a lot of funny lines
5 (robo) robbery
dar un golpe, to rob
6 (ataque) fit: le dio un golpe de tos y no pudo seguir hablando, he had a sudden coughing fit and couldn't continue talking Locuciones: no dar ni golpe, not to lift a finger
al primer golpe de vista, at a glance
de golpe, all of a sudden
golpe de efecto, a dramatic effect: su dimisión en aquel momento fue un tremendo golpe de efecto, his resignation at that time had a great impact
golpe de mar, large wave: un golpe de mar le tiró por la borda, a large wave washed him overboard
golpe de pecho, breast-beating: había mucho golpe de pecho pero a mí no me engañaron, there was a lot of breast-beating, but they couldn't fool me ' golpe' also found in these entries: Spanish: acusar - amoratada - amoratado - amortiguar - arrear - atizar - azote - batatazo - bocanada - cacharrazo - canto - cardenal - choque - codazo - contundente - descargar - desviar - dolerse - encajar - encima - enérgica - enérgico - errar - esquivar - galleta - herida - hostia - leche - menuda - menudo - mollera - nada - palo - panzada - pedrada - pelotazo - producir - recibir - resentirse - resistir - ruda - rudo - seca - seco - señalada - señalado - sorda - sordo - tacada - testarada English: absorb - accurate - avert - bang - bash - blow - bowl over - break - bump - butt - come round - come to - coup - crack - crushing - deal - death blow - deliver - dodge - drive - elude - fell - fend off - flick - follow through - forehand - glancing - hard - heavy - hit - hit back - jab - knock - lash - low - lucky - lump - mark - miss - on - pow - punch - rap - shot - sidestep - slam - slam to - smack - snap - soften -
13 pregunta
Del verbo preguntar: ( conjugate preguntar) \ \
pregunta es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: pregunta preguntar
pregunta sustantivo femenino question;◊ hacer/contestar una pregunta to ask/answer a question
preguntar ( conjugate preguntar) verbo transitivo to ask; eso no se pregunta you shouldn't ask things like that; la maestra me preguntó la lección the teacher tested me on the lesson verbo intransitivo to ask; le preguntó sobre or acerca de lo ocurrido he asked her (about) what had happened; pregunta POR algo/algn to ask about sth/sb; preguntaban por un tal Mario they were looking for o asking for someone called Mario preguntarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to wonder
pregunta sustantivo femenino question
preguntar verbo transitivo to ask (por una cosa) to ask about sthg: le pregunté por su viaje, I asked him about his trip (por una persona) to ask about o for sb: preguntaban por tu hermana, they were asking for your sister (por la salud de alguien) to ask after sb: ¿has preguntado por (la salud de) su madre?, have you asked after her mother? ' pregunta' also found in these entries: Spanish: aire - alegrar - aprieto - cada - capciosa - capcioso - cautela - chupada - chupado - cuestión - durante - eh - enunciado - formular - hermano - nerviosa - nervioso - padre - pues - puñetera - puñetero - punto - relación - responder - sobrino - boca - concreto - consulta - contestar - desprevenido - directo - dirigir - esquivar - evadir - hacer - impertinente - plantear - preguntar - repetir - torear English: answer - any - ask for - avoid - awkward - come up - do - dodge - duck - enquiry - fend off - incorrectly - inquiry - loaded - name - put - query - question - rephrase - rhetorical - searching - throw - trick - unasked - yes-no question - can - give - go - good - may - on - poser - separate - spend - stuck - tie - unsettle - well - wrong -
14 defender
noun (a person who defends (someone or something): the defenders of the castle.) defensordefender n1. defensor2. defensa
defender ( conjugate defender) verbo transitivo to defend; ‹ intereses› to protect; defender a algo/algn de algo/algn to defend sth/sb against sth/sb defenderse verbo pronominal (Der) to defend oneself; defenderse de algo/algn to defend oneself against sth/sb
defender verbo transitivo to defend [contra, against] [de, from] ' defender' also found in these entries: Spanish: defensa - defensor - defensora - muerte - resguardar - uña - unirse - valedor - valedora - defienda English: argue - defend - defender - guard - leg - plead - speak up - stand up - stick up for - uphold - advocate - champion - speak - stand - sticktr[dɪ'fendəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) defensor,-ra2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL defensa nombre masulino o femeninodefender [di'fɛndər] n1) advocate: defensor m, -sora f2) : defensa mf (en deportes)n.• amparador, -ora s.m.,f.• defensor s.m.• valedor s.m.dɪ'fendər, dɪ'fendə(r)a) (of cause, course of action, opinion) defensor, -sora m,fb) ( Sport) defensa mf[dɪ'fendǝ(r)]N (gen) defensor(a) m / f ; (Sport) defensa mf* * *[dɪ'fendər, dɪ'fendə(r)]a) (of cause, course of action, opinion) defensor, -sora m,fb) ( Sport) defensa mf
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