abwehren

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German

The wall deflects a shot at goal.

Etymology

ab- +‎ wehren

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧weh‧ren
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌveːʁən/,

Verb

abwehren (weak, third-person singular present wehrt ab, past tense wehrte ab, past participle abgewehrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to fend off, to repel, to keep away
  2. to refuse, to say no
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 105:
      Sie schwiegen lange. Als er endlich etwas sagen wollte, wehrte sie leise ab. „Heute nichts mehr, ich bitte dich darum“
      They were silent for a long time. When he finally wanted to say something, she softly refused. „Nothing more today, I beg you for that“
  3. (ball games, sports) to deflect (change the path of a shot or throw by unwittingly touching the ball)
    • 2022 December 10, “Liveticker | Marokko - Portugal 1:0 | Viertelfinale | Weltmeisterschaft 2022 - kicker”, in Kicker:
      Dort ist Bono aber zur Stelle und wehrt zur Ecke ab.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Further reading

  • abwehren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abwehren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abwehren” in Duden online
  • abwehren” in OpenThesaurus.de