English-German translation for "repulse"

"repulse" German translation

repulse
[riˈpʌls]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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zurückschlagen abstoßen vereiteln abweisen abschlagen, ausschlagen, ablehnen
examples
  • abstoßen
    repulse cause repulsion in
    repulse cause repulsion in
  • vereiteln
    repulse thwartespecially | besonders besonders figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    repulse thwartespecially | besonders besonders figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • abweisen
    repulse reject
    repulse reject
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repulse
[riˈpʌls]noun | Substantiv s

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Abwehr, Abgewiesen-Werden Zurück-, Abweisung, Absage, Abfuhr, abschlägiger Bescheid Rückstoß
  • Abwehrfeminine | Femininum f
    repulse repelling
    repulse repelling
  • Abgewiesen-Werdenneuter | Neutrum n
    repulse being repelled
    repulse being repelled
  • Zurück-, Abweisungfeminine | Femininum f
    repulse rejection
    Absagefeminine | Femininum f
    repulse rejection
    Abfuhrfeminine | Femininum f
    repulse rejection
    abschlägiger Bescheid
    repulse rejection
    repulse rejection
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  • to meet with (or | oderod suffer) a repulse
    abgewiesen werden, sich eine Abfuhr holen
    to meet with (or | oderod suffer) a repulse
  • to meet with (or | oderod suffer) a repulse of suitor
    einen Korb bekommen
    to meet with (or | oderod suffer) a repulse of suitor
  • to meet with (or | oderod suffer) a repulse
    sich einen Korb holen
    to meet with (or | oderod suffer) a repulse
  • Rückstoßmasculine | Maskulinum m
    repulse physics | PhysikPHYS
    repulse physics | PhysikPHYS
Sie stoßen mich nicht zurück!
You do not repulse me!
Source: Books
Sie ist von ihr abgestoßen.
They are repulsed by it.
Source: News-Commentary
Weder Wohlstand noch militärische Stärke können dabei helfen, Internet-Anschläge abzuwehren.
Neither wealth nor military force can help repulse a cyber attack.
Source: Europarl
Ich tadelte keinen von denen, die mich zurückwiesen.
I blamed none of those who repulsed me.
Source: Books
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