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to repel
01
repousser
to push away or cause something or someone to retreat or withdraw
Transitive: to repel sth
Exemples
The knight held up his shield to repel the incoming arrows.
Le chevalier a levé son bouclier pour repousser les flèches entrantes.
02
repousser, dégouter
to cause someone to feel a strong dislike or aversion towards something
Transitive: to repel sb
Exemples
Her negative comments are repelling customers from the store.
Ses commentaires négatifs repoussent les clients du magasin.
03
repousser, éloigner
(of magnetic or electric fields) to force something with a similar charge or magnetic polarity away from itself
Transitive: to repel a charged particle
Exemples
When the electric field becomes too strong, similar charges will repel one another.
Lorsque le champ électrique devient trop fort, des charges similaires vont se repousser mutuellement.
04
repousser, rejeter
to reject or dismiss something, especially an idea, argument, or theory
Transitive: to repel an idea or theory
Exemples
The committee repelled the proposal, deeming it unfeasible in the current economic climate.
Le comité a repoussé la proposition, la jugeant irréalisable dans le climat économique actuel.
05
répugner, dégoûter
to cause a feeling of aversion or dislike
Intransitive
Exemples
The smell of the trash repelled, lingering in the air long after the garbage was collected.
L'odeur des ordures repoussait, persistant dans l'air longtemps après que les déchets aient été ramassés.
Arbre Lexical
repellent
repelling
repel
