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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrepousser
Pronunciation / Transliteration: repousser
"Ils ont réussi à repousser l'attaque ennemie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Drive back (an attacking force).
"The troops managed to repulse the enemy attack." - 2
Refuse (someone's request or overtures) with rudeness or coldness.
"She felt deeply hurt to have her friendly advances so coldly repulsed."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin repuls- 'driven back', from the verb repellere, from re- 'back' + pellere 'to drive'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "repulse" is said worldwide
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repousser
Transliteration: repousser
"Ils ont réussi à repousser l'attaque ennemie."
zurückschlagen
Transliteration: zuruckschlagen
"Die Soldaten konnten den Angriff erfolgreich zurückschlagen."
respingere
Transliteration: respingere
"Le truppe sono riuscite a respingere il nemico."
repeler
Transliteration: repeler
"El ejército logró repeler el ataque enemigo."
repelir
Transliteration: repelir
"As forças conseguiram repelir a invasão."
खदेड़ना
Transliteration: khadedna
"सेना ने दुश्मन के हमले को खदेड़ दिया।"
击退
Transliteration: jītuì
"守军成功击退了敌人的进攻。"
격퇴하다
Transliteration: gyeoktoe-hada
"부대는 적의 공격을 성공적으로 격퇴했다."
撃退する
Transliteration: gekitai suru
"軍隊は敵の攻撃を撃退した。"
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