German-English translations for abwehren

ward offHe raised his arms to ward off the attackHe wore garlic to ward off vampires
avertTo avert the eyes from an object.How can the danger be averted?

beat back
defend
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fend offIn the plenary, however, we are having to work together to fend off two attempts to render this programme of assistance powerless by extending it. Freilich müssen wir im Plenum gemeinsam zwei Versuche abwehren, dieses Förderprogramm durch Ausweitung stumpf zu machen. With the march of climate change and the dislocation of water cycles that that promotes, it will not be possible to completely fend off even fiercer storms in the future. Mit dem fortschreitenden Klimawandel und der dadurch begünstigten Verschiebung der Wasserkreisläufe wird man heftigere Unwetter natürlich nicht ganz abwehren können. They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.
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stave offHe drank plenty of orange juice, hoping to stave off the cold making the rounds at the office

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