English-Dutch translations for ward off

• afweren
  Laten we alle ziekten afweren, maar laten we stoppen hele wereldbevolkingen ter dood te veroordelen in naam van de vrijheid en het recht. Indeed, let us ward off illness, but let us not continue to condemn to death entire populations of the world in the name of freedom and legality.
• ontwijken
• voorkomen
  Wel kan men daarin alle voorwaarden opnemen die nodig zijn om aantasting van het individuele en sociale recht op gezondheid en leven te voorkomen. However, it behoves us to guarantee all those preconditions that will ward off anything that is opposed to individual and social rights to health and life.

Definition of ward off

• To parry, or turn aside
• To avert or prevent

Examples

• He raised his arms to ward off the attack
• He wore garlic to ward off vampires

Related words

• cast off/remove/ward off the evil eye
• offer of a reward
• offer a reward