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46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: qaytarmaq — to parry, or turn aside
• Chinese Mandarin: 躲避 (duǒbì) — to parry, or turn aside
• Chinese Mandarin: 避開 /避开 (bìkāi) — to parry, or turn aside
• Czech: odrazit — to parry, or turn aside
• Dutch: afweren — to parry, or turn aside
• Finnish: torjua — to parry, or turn aside
• French: parer — to parry, or turn aside
• German: abwehren — to parry, or turn aside
• Ancient Greek: ἀμύνω (amúnō) — to parry, or turn aside
• Ido: parear — to parry, or turn aside
• Italian: sviare — to parry, or turn aside
• Italian: deviare — to parry, or turn aside
• Italian: scansare — to parry, or turn aside
• Italian: evitare — to parry, or turn aside
• Italian: scapolare — to parry, or turn aside
• Japanese: かわす (kawasu) — to parry, or turn aside
• Latin: defenso — to parry, or turn aside
• Polish: zapobiegać — to parry, or turn aside
• Polish: zapobiec — to parry, or turn aside
• Russian: отража́ть (otražátʹ) — to parry, or turn aside
• Russian: отрази́ть (otrazítʹ) — to parry, or turn aside
• Russian: отбива́ть (otbivátʹ) — to parry, or turn aside
• Russian: отби́ть (otbítʹ) — to parry, or turn aside
• Russian: пари́ровать (parírovatʹ) — to parry, or turn aside
• Spanish: evitar — to parry, or turn aside
• Spanish: esquivar — to parry, or turn aside
• Swedish: avvärja — to parry, or turn aside
• Arabic: يَدْرَأ (yadraʔ) — to avert or prevent
• Catalan: prevenir — to avert or prevent
• Chinese Mandarin: 防止 (fángzhǐ) — to avert or prevent
• Chinese Mandarin: 驅邪 /驱邪 (qūxié) — to avert or prevent
• Dutch: ontwijken — to avert or prevent
• Dutch: voorkomen — to avert or prevent
• Finnish: torjua — to avert or prevent
• French: éviter — to avert or prevent
• French: prévenir — to avert or prevent
• German: verhindern — to avert or prevent
• Ancient Greek: ἀμύνω (amúnō) — to avert or prevent
• Italian: allontanare — to avert or prevent
• Latin: prōpulsō — to avert or prevent
• Russian: отвраща́ть (otvraščátʹ) — to avert or prevent
• Russian: отврати́ть (otvratítʹ) — to avert or prevent
• Russian: предотвраща́ть (predotvraščátʹ) — to avert or prevent
• Russian: предотврати́ть (predotvratítʹ) — to avert or prevent
• Spanish: prevenir — to avert or prevent
• Swedish: avvärja — to avert or prevent