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Significados de ward off em inglês

português
obviar
espanhol
obviar

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.

obviar
Uso de ward off em inglês
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News reports informed us about vice-chancellors needing guns to ward off mobs.
The Guardian
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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
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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
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Godsweed was used to ward off things not wholly of this world.
Servant of a dark god
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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
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Trying to ward off a growing depression, he continued observing his surroundings.
Metro 2033
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This sort of bogey was supposed to ward off the devouring brood.
The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
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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...
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The slaves eyed me strangely and made signs to ward off madness.
A memory of wind
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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...
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Joan put up her hands as if to ward off something tangible.
The Shield of Silence
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Translations for ward off
português
obviarevitar
Ward off ao longo do tempo
Ward off nas variantes da língua
Estados Unidos da América
Comum
Austrália
Comum
Reino Unido
Comum
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