English-Spanish translations for fend off

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