English-Lithuanian translations for fend off

• apsiginti
  Privalome užtikrinti, kad sugebėsime apsiginti nuo visos jam pakenkti galinčios nusikalstamos veikos. We must ensure that we fend off all criminal activity that could affect it.
  Komisijos pasiūlytos nuo viršaus į apačią priemonės gali ne tik nepadėti mūsų piliečiams apsiginti nuo nedarbo, bet, tiesą sakant, gali trukdyti užimtumui ir ekonomikos augimui. The top-down measures proposed by the Commission might not only not help our citizens fend off unemployment but may actually hinder employment and economic growth.

Definition of fend off

• To defend against; to repel with force or effort
• To prevent from running against anything with too much violence

Examples

• They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.

Related words

• offend
• offender
• offending
• offended
• reoffender
• unoffending
• offending object
• minor offender
• sex offender