fight off

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la acción de resistir o defenderse de un ataque, una enfermedad o una situación no deseada.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of resisting or defending against an attack, illness, or unwanted situation.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Resist or repel an attackformal

   To defend oneself against an attacker or threat, often physically.

   rechazar un ataque

   • She fought off the mugger with her umbrella.
   • The soldiers fought off the enemy invasion.
   • He managed to fight off the dog that was chasing him.

   Sinónimosdrive backfend offhold offrepelrepulseresistward offwithstand

   Antónimoscapitulatesubmitsurrenderyield

2. Overcome an illness or feelinginformal

   To resist or recover from a disease, infection, or negative emotion.

   Superar una enfermedad o sentimiento

   • I'm trying to fight off a cold with lots of vitamin C.
   • She fought off her feelings of jealousy.
   • He fought off the urge to sleep during the lecture.

   Sinónimosconquerovercomerepelresistshake offsurvivethrow offward off

   Antónimossuccumbyield

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