Translation for 'repel' from English to Russian

to repel

отталкивать [несов.]

отбрасывать [несов.]

• The suit used a bullet-resistant foam of Hurtubise's own design to repel bullets and knives.
• During World War II, tank traps were built in the area near Paddys Flat, to repel a potential armoured attack.
• He, nonetheless, rejects the effort to repudiate the right of people to use force to repel aggression.
• There are two main types of kineses, both resulting in aggregations. However, the stimulus does not act to attract or repel individuals.
• "Karlsruhe" successfully assisted an Egyptian freighter repel pirates on 25 December 2008 in the Gulf of Aden.

• North American brown bears ("Ursos arctos") make a paste of Osha roots ("Ligusticum porteri") and saliva and rub it through their fur to repel insects or soothe bites.
• Peppermint oil is commonly used to repel ants, flying insects, rodents, and spiders.
• Taking the analogy further, if a man wanted a rabbit too, and decided to simply mimic the same steps as the dog without "seeing" a rabbit himself, he would actually repel all rabbits as he jumped and barked erratically (hoping that doing so would somehow produce a rabbit).
• In addition, chain towers were built along the Tiber river to repel Saracen assaults by water.
• In central Africa, Maasai villages have burned cow dung inside to repel mosquitos.

• Some birds have been shown to choose aromatic green plant material for constructing nests that may have insecticidal properties, while others may use materials such as carnivore scat to repel smaller predators.
• Its stability is provided by the tendency of peripheral cyclones to repel each other and move toward the pole, while the central cyclone tends to repel them all.
• They therefore repel one another because like charges repel.
• They are also hydrophobic and repel paint, minimizing the risk of excess droplets impairing the paintwork finish.
• North American brown bears ("Ursus arctos") make a paste of Osha roots ("Ligusticum porteri") and saliva and rub it through their fur to repel insects or soothe bites.

• Heightening: (Amplificatory) The ability to repel attention. Implies that people are highly likely to not notice her presence.
• The plant is also used to repel rats and to keep cattle out of crops.
• In March 1806, aboard the "Armide", Troude helped repel an attack led by Robert Stopford at Les Sables-d'Olonne.
• It was constructed by Lam Oensey Tshering Wangchuk, [...] reportedly to repel the demon Ngala.