(geçici olarak) savmak, atlatmak; uzaklaştırmak, defetmek

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Definition of (geçici olarak) savmak, atlatmak; uzaklaştırmak, defetmek in Turkish English dictionary

stave off

to prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert

He drank plenty of orange juice, hoping to stave off the cold making the rounds at the office.

(deyim) Hold someone or something off; defend against the attack of someone or something

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

drive away, repulse; stop, hinder

If you stave off something bad, or if you stave it off, you succeed in stopping it happening for a while. In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution But the reality of discovery was a different matter, and he did all he could to stave it off

Hyphenation

(ge·çi·ci o·la·rak) sav·mak, at·lat·mak; u·zak·laş·tır·mak, de·fet·mek