ward off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de prévenir l'impact ou l'approche de quelque chose de dangereux ou de désagréable envers quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preventing something dangerous or unpleasant from affecting or reaching someone or something.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Prevent or repelformal

   To prevent something harmful or unpleasant from affecting you.

   Éloigner, repousser

   • She took vitamins to ward off the flu.
   • The talisman was believed to ward off evil spirits.
   • He used a strong deodorant to ward off insects.

   Synonymesavertdeflectfend offparrypreventrepelstave offthwart

   Antonymesattractencouragefosterinvite

2. formal

   To avoid or deflect a threat, attack, or problem.

   Écarter, repousser

   • The knight raised his shield to ward off the blow.
   • They built a fence to ward off intruders.
   • She tried to ward off his questions with a joke.

   Synonymesavertcounterdeflectfend offforestallparryprecluderepelstave offthwart

   Antonymesattractcourtencourageinvitewelcome

Verbe de baseward