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1 torjua
yks.nom. torjua; yks.gen. torjun; yks.part. torjui; yks.ill. torjuisi; mon.gen. torjukoon; mon.part. torjunut; mon.ill. torjuttiinavert (verb)block (verb)deny (verb)destroy (verb)dismiss (verb)fence (verb)fend (verb)meet (verb)obviate (verb)parry (verb)prevent (verb)rebuff (verb)rebut (verb)refuse (verb)refute (verb)reject (verb)repel (verb)repress (verb)repulse (verb)resist (verb)scout (verb)suppress (verb)ward off (verb)tend off* * *• fight• destroy• dismiss• disprove• drive away• fence• fend off• fend• get rid of• hamper• inhibit• deny• make a save• decline• control• catch• block• beat off• banish• avert• meet• obviate• oppose• stall• parry• wave aside• ward off• turn down• tend off• stave off• scout• resist• repulse• rebuff• prevent• suppress• put off• repress• rebut• refuse• refute• reject• repel -
2 väistää
yks.nom. väistää; yks.gen. väistän; yks.part. väisti; yks.ill. väistäisi; mon.gen. väistäköön; mon.part. väistänyt; mon.ill. väistettiinavoid (verb)dodge (verb)duck (verb)elude (verb)evade (verb)fence (verb)fend off (verb)give the road (verb)give way (verb)parry (verb)sidestep (verb)step aside (verb)swerve (verb)ward off (verb)yield (verb)* * *• ward off• yield• fence• pass• skirt around• avoid• dodge• duck• elude• evade• get out of the way• give the road• give way• keep out of the way• parry• step aside• fend off -
3 väistyä
yks.nom. väistyä; yks.gen. väistyn; yks.part. väistyi; yks.ill. väistyisi; mon.gen. väistyköön; mon.part. väistynyt; mon.ill. väistyttiingive way (verb)give way to (verb)recede (verb)step aside (verb)withdraw (verb)yield (verb)yield to (verb)* * *• escape• avoid• dodge• draw back• elude• go• make way• yield• yield to• yield to force• withdraw• step aside• give way to• recede• evade• make way for• give way• fend off• retreat• get out of the way• give place
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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
