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warn off |
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Translations ? warn off vt sep → warnen; to warn somebody off doing something → jdn (davor) warnen, etw zu tun; he warned me off → er hat mich davor gewarnt; I warned him off my property → ich habe ihn von meinem Grundstück verwiesen; to warn somebody off a subject → jdm von einem Thema abraten; he sat there shaking his head, obviously trying to warn me off → er saß da und schüttelte den Kopf, offensichtlich um mich davon abzubringen; he warns everybody off who tries to get friendly with her → er lässt nicht zu, dass sich jemand um sie bemüht How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Starbuck, look at the binnacle watch, and in three minutes from this present instant warn off all strangers: then brace forward again, and let the ship sail as before. Farebrother should have taken pains rather to warn off than to obtain his interest, showed an unusual delicacy and generosity, which Lydgate's nature was keenly alive to. The darkness of the jungle night had settled down upon the camp, relieved only by the fitful flarings of the fire that was kept up to warn off the man-eaters. |
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