odvrátit — meaning in English

English meaning

• avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
• deter verb To discourage someone from doing something, usually through fear of a consequence.

Senses

odvrátit is used for these senses in English:

• avert (transitive) To turn aside or away.
• avert (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
• deter (transitive) To prevent something from happening.
• stave off (idiomatic) To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert.
• turn away (intransitive, literally) To rotate oneself so as not to face someone or something.

avert — full definition

1. verb To prevent something bad from happening.
2. verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.

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