to repel
01
avvisa, driva bort
to push away or cause something or someone to retreat or withdraw
Transitive: to repel sth
Exempel
The goalkeeper managed to repel every attempt at scoring during the match.
Målvakten lyckades avvärja varje försök till mål under matchen.
02
avvisa, framkalla avsky
to cause someone to feel a strong dislike or aversion towards something
Transitive: to repel sb
Exempel
The foul smell of the garbage repels visitors to the alley.
Den illaluktande sopan avskräcker besökare till gränden.
03
stöta bort, avvisa
(of magnetic or electric fields) to force something with a similar charge or magnetic polarity away from itself
Transitive: to repel a charged particle
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
repel
3:e person singular
repels
presens particip
repelling
enkelt preteritum
repelled
perfekt particip
repelled
Exempel
The two magnets repelled each other with great force when their like poles faced each other.
De två magneterna stötte bort varandra med stor kraft när deras lika poler vändes mot varandra.
04
avvisa, förkasta
to reject or dismiss something, especially an idea, argument, or theory
Transitive: to repel an idea or theory
Exempel
The scientist repelled the hypothesis, arguing that the evidence did not support it.
Forskaren avvisade hypotesen och hävdade att bevisen inte stödde den.
05
avvisa, framkalla en känsla av motvilja
to cause a feeling of aversion or dislike
Intransitive
Exempel
The bitter taste of the medicine repelled, making it hard to finish the dose.
Medicinens bittra smak avskräckte, vilket gjorde det svårt att avsluta dosen.
Lexikalt Träd
repellent
repelling
repel
