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Ward Off

Meaning of Ward off in Spanish :

ward off

alejar

VERB

Synonyms: out

Probably to ward off intruders. Probablemente, para alejar intrusos.
... as a distraction to ward off a purser, or thrown at ... ... como una distracción para alejar un sobrecargo, o tirado en ...
A festival to ward off wildfires. Un festival para alejar los incendios forestales.
... with a ritual to ward off an enemy ... con un ritual para alejar un enemigo

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ahuyentar

VERB

Synonyms: scare, banish

espantar

VERB

Synonyms: scare, frighten, shoo, spook, scaring

protegerse

VERB

Synonyms: protect

Got to ward off the cold. Hay que protegerse del frío.

More meaning of Ward Off

in English

1. Out

out

hacia fuera

PREP

No guy has born who could make me out. Ningun individuo antes a podido hacerme hacia fuera.
Your hand further out. Tú mano más lejos hacia fuera.
Throw out that from oneself. Lanzar hacia fuera eso de se.
Face out and watch your side of the room. Las caras hacia fuera y vigilen su lado de la habitación.
The light literally shines out of its backside. La luz literalmente brilla hacia fuera de su trasero.
We should look out for the interests of ordinary people. Debemos mirar hacia fuera para los intereses de la gente común.

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II)

fuera

PREP

Synonyms: outside

Now it's out of my pocket. Y ahora, está fuera del bolsillo.
She was supposed to be out of the house. Se suponía que ella estaría fuera de la casa.
You hit one out the park for me. Lanza una fuera del estadio por mí.
I thought you wanted him out. Creí que querías que se fuera.
Out of the surgery it is quite enchanting. Fuera de su trabajo es encantador.
I was spinning out of control. Yo estaba girando fuera de control.

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III)

salir

PREP

Synonyms: leave, exit

It appears to want out. Parece que quiere salir.
Just want to get out of the way. Solo quiero salir del camino.
All right, move out of the way. Muy bien, salir del camino.
This was my reason for getting' out. Ésta era mi razón para salir.
Find out if anybody saw a car pulling out. Averigua si alguien vio salir un auto.
I want her out of there. Quiero salir de aquí.

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2. Scare

scare

asustar

VERB

Synonyms: frighten, scaring, startle, freak, frightening, spook

Because you couldn't scare a child in the dark. No podrías asustar a un niño en la oscuridad.
It can also scare them. También los puede asustar.
Just trying to scare the new guy. Sólo intentaba asustar al nuevo.
Stop trying to scare people and get on with this. Deja de intentar asustar a la gente y continua.
Fanciful tales, intended to scare the children. Cuentos fantásticos para asustar a los niños.
I like to scare you to see. Me gusta asustar a ver.

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II)

susto

NOUN

Synonyms: fright, shock, scared, startle

You gave me such a scare. Me dio un gran susto.
You wantedto give us a scare, didn't you? Ya pasó, nos hiciste pasar tremendo susto.
There was a scare here. Tuvimos un susto aquí.
You gave me a scare. Me diste un susto.
We all had a scare today. Todos tuvimos un susto hoy.
You gave us a big scare, buddy. Nos diste un gran susto, viejo.

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III)

espantar

VERB

Synonyms: ward off, frighten, shoo, spook, scaring

To scare off birds. Para espantar a los pájaros.
I just scare the customers. Me acabas de espantar los clientes.
I mean, she's going to scare everyone away. Quiero decir, va a espantar a todo el mundo.
See what you can scare up for breakfast. Ve que puedes espantar para el desayuno.
We can't even put a scare into these people! Ni siquiera podemos espantar a esta gente.
I didn't mean to scare you. No te quise espantar.

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IV)

asustarme

VERB

The fan clubs scare me. Los clubes de seguidores asustarme.
You people are just trying to scare me. Ustedes sólo quieren asustarme.
And you're starting to scare me. Y comienzas a asustarme.
She used to jump out and scare me. Antes solía salir del armario para asustarme.
Left this voice mail to try to scare me. Dejan esa voz para asustarme.
It used to scare me but not anymore. Solía asustarme, pero ya no.

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atemorizar

VERB

Synonyms: frighten

... these things to try and scare people. ... estas cosas e intenta atemorizar a la gente.
... these things to try and scare people. ... estas cosas e intenta atemorizar a la gente.
I don't want to scare the newbies. No quiero atemorizar a los nuevos.

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VI)

buen susto

NOUN

Synonyms: fright

You gave me a real scare. Me diste un buen susto.
You gave us quite a scare. Nos has dado un buen susto.
You gave me quite a scare. Me dio un buen susto.
You really gave us a scare. Nos has dado un buen susto.
You gave us a real scare. Nos diste un buen susto.
Nothing like a good scare. No hay nada como un buen susto.

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VII)

ahuyentar

VERB

Synonyms: ward off, banish

A feather's not going to scare away a ghost. Una pluma no va a ahuyentar a un fantasma.
To laugh and to scare our cares away para reír y ahuyentar los problemas.
... the place with barbed wire to scare off the inquisitive. ... el lugar con alambradas para ahuyentar a los curiosos.
... up here night and day to scare away ... aquí día y noche para ahuyentar a los
You want to scare the customers away? ¿ Quieres ahuyentar a los clientes?
But why would anybody want to scare people away from the ... ¿Pero por qué alguien querría ahuyentar a la gente del ...

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VIII)

dan miedo

VERB

Synonyms: afraid

Or they plain scare him. O sencillamente le dan miedo.
Youse are the guys that scare me. Ustedes son los que dan miedo.
The creeps don't scare me. Los raros no me dan miedo.
... positive characters like you scare me. ... positivos como Ud. me dan miedo.
... sweet times – why do those times scare me? ... tiempos dulces - ¿por qué esos momentos me dan miedo?
Does my brain scare you? ¿Mis sesos te dan miedo?

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3. Banish

banish

desterrar

VERB

Banish any stigmatization and any ... Desterrar toda estigmatización y todo ...
I want to banish fear from your heart; Quiero desterrar de tu pecho el temor;
to banish all fear for her health, and the para desterrar todo temor por su salud, y la
willing to banish all my expectation yet. dispuestos a desterrar toda mi esperanza todavía.
banish this idea that they would have gone on ... desterrar la idea de que se hubiera ido ...

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II)

ahuyentar

VERB

Synonyms: scare, ward off

... ignite The light to banish the beast. ... encender la luz para ahuyentar a la bestia.

4. Frighten

frighten

asustar

VERB

Synonyms: scare, scaring, startle, freak, frightening, spook

There is nothing that could frighten one. No hay nada que pueda asustar.
You could frighten the customers. Podrías asustar a los clientes.
A tale, to frighten children. Un cuento, para asustar niños.
I thought they were told to frighten children. Creí que eran para asustar a los niños.
Go frighten the fish. Ve a asustar al pez.

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II)

atemorizar

VERB

Synonyms: scare

III)

amedrentar

VERB

Synonyms: intimidate

IV)

espantar

VERB

Synonyms: scare, ward off, shoo, spook, scaring

You will frighten my fish. Vas a espantar mis peces.

asustarse

VERB

Synonyms: panic

... someone who is sleepwalking, as this may frighten them. ... una persona que está sonámbula, ya que puede asustarse.

5. Shoo

shoo

NOUN

Eat your moo shoo pork by the way. Come tu moo shoo pork por cierto.
You get the moo shoo? ¿Compraste el moo shoo?
then the knees,'shoo'; luego las rodillas, 'shoo';
Nelly, shoo's a fine lass! Nelly, muchacha shoo'sa bien!

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II)

espantar

NOUN

Synonyms: scare, ward off, frighten, spook, scaring

... but the cat would not "shoo." ... pero el gato no "espantar".

6. Spook

spook

asustar

VERB

Synonyms: scare, frighten, scaring, startle, freak, frightening

I don't want to spook this guy. No quiero asustar a este tipo.
We can't spook this guy. No podemos asustar a ese sujeto.
... there that you could spook ... allí, pescado que usted podría asustar.
He was trying to spook Niles to get him to, ... Estaba tratando de asustar a Niles para que él ...
We don't want to spook Carris. No queremos asustar a Carris.

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II)

espantar

VERB

Synonyms: scare, ward off, frighten, shoo, scaring

That could spook investors. Eso podría espantar a los inversionistas.
I don't want to spook this guy. No quiero espantar a este tipo.

III)

espía

NOUN

Synonyms: spy, mole, spies, spying, spyware

Number two, you're a spook of some kind. Dos, eres algún tipo de espía.
Every spook and his brother will be looking for that ... Cada espía y su hermano deben estar buscando esa ...
That's the spook that accused me of ... Sí, es el espía que me acusó de ...

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IV)

fantasma

NOUN

Synonyms: ghost, phantom, spectre, ghosted

I had a spook like yours once. Una vez tuve un fantasma como el suyo.
The spook who goes bump in your night. El fantasma que entra en tu noche.
Like you said, a spook story. Como dijiste, un fantasma.
come in without falling over my spook." entrar sin caer sobre mi fantasma.
You know why they called him Spook Usted sabe por qué ellos lo llamaron el Fantasma

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7. Scaring

scaring

asustando

VERB

Synonyms: frightening, freaking out

You were scaring me with your talk. Me estabas asustando con tu conversación.
... financial crisis that is scaring the world. ... crisis financiera que está asustando al mundo entero.
... you should know that you're not scaring me. ... deberías saber que no me estás asustando.
Now you're scaring me. Ok, ahora tu me estás asustando.
Now you're scaring me. Ahora me estás asustando.

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II)

cicatrización

VERB

Synonyms: healing, scarring, cicatrization

... scab formation (crusting) and scaring. ... la formación de costra y cicatrización.

III)

espantar

VERB

Synonyms: scare, ward off, frighten, shoo, spook

8. Protect

protect

proteger

VERB

Synonyms: protection, secure, safeguard

I mean, we can protect. Creo que nos puede proteger.
To protect his reputation if nothing else. Para proteger su reputación, sin nada más.
We have to protect the future. Hay que proteger el futuro.
I was trying to protect people today. Hoy intenté proteger gente.
We are here to protect this unfair society. Estamos aquí para proteger a esta sociedad injusta.
No one can protect anyone. Nadie puede proteger a nadie.

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II)

protegerse

VERB

Synonyms: ward off

This city needs these exercises to protect itself. Esta ciudad necesita estos ejercicios para protegerse.
Who is refusing to testify in order to protect himself. Quien se ha negado a testificar para protegerse.
You pay them to protect you from them. Se paga para protegerse de la misma.
Who is refusing to testify in order to protect himself. Quien se niega a testificar para protegerse.
And they can protect each other. Y pueden protegerse unos a otros.
They were trying to protect each other. Estaban tratando de protegerse el uno al otro.

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III)

protegerla

VERB

Mother was trying to protect her. La madre intentó protegerla.
My intentions were to protect her. Era mi intención protegerla.
How we lost her and weren't able to protect her. Cómo escapó, cómo no pudimos protegerla.
I sent her here to protect her. La envié aquí para protegerla.
Maybe he confessed to protect her. Quizá él confesó para protegerla.
Someone had to be there to protect her. Alguien debía estar ahí para protegerla.

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