Translation for "fight off" to spanish

Fight off

verb

• rechazar

Translation examples

rechazar verb

I was still fighting off the peanuts.
Yo seguía tratando de rechazar los cacahuetes.

it was a lucky caravan which had to fight off only one attack.
era una afortunada caravana, la cual tuvo que rechazar sólo un ataque.

Among the soldiers trying to fight off the Iraqi invaders was Mujtaba Safavi.
Entre los soldados que intentaban rechazar a los invasores iraquíes estaba Muytaba Safavi.

If we are to fight off an invasion, we must have two strong praetors.
Si vamos a rechazar una invasión, debemos tener dos pretores fuertes.

They tried to stay together and fight off the crowd so eager to welcome them to China.
Trataban de mantenerse unidos y de rechazar a esa muchedumbre ansiosa de darles la bienvenida a China.

Fawn had barely been able to fight off the pressing offer of a hamper to be tied atop.
Fawn apenas había conseguido rechazar la oferta de una cesta de mimbre para atar encima de todo.

It is eleven in the morning and the Countess, troubled, pale and oppressed, is trying to fight off a worrying dream.
Son las once de la mañana y la condesa, turbada, pálida y afligida, trata de rechazar el sueño que la inquieta.

Myron tried to fight off her advances, though some might call his struggle less than valiant.
Myron intentó rechazar sus avances, pero tampoco se esforzó demasiado.

“I’m afraid of turning myself into a beauty as I don’t much like the idea of fighting off hordes of admirers.
—Tengo miedo de convertirme en una belleza, y no me acaba de gustar la idea de rechazar a multitud de admiradores.