OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 20661

ward off

Meanings (ES + gloss)
esquivar • evitar
To parry, or turn aside.
Door guards are a detail that can be added readily to almost any garage door for the purpose of protecting the door from being broken off the hinges or for the protection that is a…
He raised his arms to ward off the attack.
prevenir
To avert or prevent.
Group 2, the never or prophylactic group, was also small compared with group 1. Iodine lockets, string shirts, underwear made of special material such as flannel (particularly red)…
He wore garlic to ward off vampires.
Phrases
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