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Significados de ward off en inglés

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obviar
español
obviar

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.

      obviar
      Uso de ward off en inglés
      1
      News reports informed us about vice-chancellors needing guns to ward off mobs.
      The Guardian
      2
      All of my health-foodie ways didn't ward off my third child's problems.
      Wired
      3
      His telegram to Berlin was meant to ward off any immediate action.
      The Irish Times
      4
      She'd get things her body should have been able to ward off.
      The Guardian
      5
      He held up his hands as though to ward off her attack.
      The Sails of Tau Ceti
      6
      Godsweed was used to ward off things not wholly of this world.
      Servant of a dark god
      7
      The fire of the Siberian army corps could not ward off defeat.
      New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
      8
      He held up one hand as if to ward off her apology.
      Funland
      9
      Trying to ward off a growing depression, he continued observing his surroundings.
      Metro 2033
      10
      This sort of bogey was supposed to ward off the devouring brood.
      The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
      11
      Napoleon saw the storm arising, and prepared to ward off its fury.
      The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
      12
      Portia wanted to grab a mantle to ward off her sudden chill.
      The devil she knows
      13
      Side-stepping, the freshman put up one arm to ward off further attack.
      The High School Freshmen; or, Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and...
      14
      The slaves eyed me strangely and made signs to ward off madness.
      A memory of wind
      15
      Heaven knows what I would give to ward off trouble from you.
      Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also t...
      16
      Joan put up her hands as if to ward off something tangible.
      The Shield of Silence
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      Translations for ward off
      portugués
      obviarevitar
      Ward off a través del tiempo
      Ward off por variante geográfica
      Estados Unidos de América
      Común
      Australia
      Común
      Reino Unido
      Común
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