repel

Senso (Inglese)

1. (archaic, transitive) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.
2. (transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
3. (transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).
4. (transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
5. (transitive) To force away by means of a repulsive force.
6. (transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust.
7. (transitive) To save (a shot).

Concetti

respingere

rinviare

rifiutarsi

disapprovare

fare schifo

rifiutare

biasimare

repellere

scacciare

sgominare

fare ripugnanza

allontanare

dare la nausea

disgustare

fugare

ricacciare

ripugnare

rivoltare

sinonimi

repulse

reject

disgust

drive away

drive back

push back

refuse

spurn

ward off

parry

rebuff

revolt

fight off

push away

beat back

exclude

remove

expel

dismiss

resist

sicken

disavow

send back

fend off

chase away

resend

relay

beat off

drive

force back

nauseate

decline

shun

snub

disapprove

condemn

disallow

fend

disagree

shake off

repress

repudiate

emboss

refuse to accept

eject

drive off

chase

rebuke

rebut

oppose

Traduzioni

repousser

afstoten

abstoßen

repeler

repel·lir

verjagen

rechazar

abschlagen

abweisen

wegdrijven

verdrijven

wegjagen

wegjagen

vertreiben

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɹɪˈpɛl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: repellen

In summary

From Middle English repellen, a borrowing from Old French *repeller, from Latin repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”). Doublet of repeal.