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41fend off — (something) to prevent something from happening. A politician has to learn how to fend off unfriendly questions, especially from the press. Related vocabulary: stave off something …
42fend off — index avert, block, deter, estop, parry, prevent, repel (drive back), repulse, r …
43fend-la-bise — ● fend la bise nom invariable Familier. Personne toujours pressée …
44fend for — [v] take care of eke out existence*, look after, make do, make provision for, provide for, stay alive*, subsist, support, survive, sustain; concept 100 Ant. ignore, neglect …
45fend off — [v] keep at bay avert, avoid, beat off*, deflect, drive back*, hold at bay*, keep at a distance, keep at arm’s length*, keep off, parry, rebuff, rebuke, rebut, refuse, reject, repel, repulse, resist, snub, spurn, stave off, turn aside, ward off;… …
46fend|er-bend|er — «FEHN duhr BEHN duhr», noun. Slang. 1. a driver involved in an automobile collision: »Compensating those who have suffered injuries in car accidents by trying to figure out which fender bender was at fault (Fred P. Graham). 2. an automobile… …
47Fend Flitzer — The Fend Flitzer was a three wheeled invalid carriage designed and built by Fritz Fend. The Flitzer established many of the basic concepts on which Fend s later Messerschmitt Kabinenroller microcars were developed.In 1948, Fend, a former aircraft …
48fend off — verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Let s avoid a confrontation head off a confrontation avert a strike • Syn: ↑debar, ↑forefend, ↑forfend, ↑obviate, ↑ …
49fend sb off — UK US fend sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with fend({{}}/fend/ verb ► to avoid dealing with something that is unpleasant or difficult: »The publisher offered shareholders a special dividend to try to fend off a hostile takeover bid from a competitor …
50fend sb/sth off — UK US fend sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with fend({{}}/fend/ verb ► to avoid dealing with something that is unpleasant or difficult: »The publisher offered shareholders a special dividend to try to fend off a hostile takeover bid from a competitor …
