fight off

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o ato de resistir ou se defender de um ataque, de uma doença ou de uma situação indesejada, geralmente conseguindo vencê-la ou mantê-la afastada.

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

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Resist or repel an attackformal

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

   Repelir um 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.

   Sinônimosdrive backfend offhold offrepelrepulseresistward offwithstand

   Antônimoscapitulatesubmitsurrenderyield

2. Overcome an illness or feelinginformal

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

   Combater

   • 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.

   Sinônimosconquerovercomerepelresistshake offsurvivethrow offward off

   Antônimossuccumbyield

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