parry

Thus he hoped both to parry conviction and to vindicate himself in the eyes of the people.
Il espérait ainsi repousser la condamnation et se justifier en présence de la foule.
She teases and likes to parry put-downs.
Elle se moque et se plaît à parer le dénigrement.
He retaliated with a few blows, most of which the Immortal didn't manage to parry.
Il répliqua par quelques coups que l'Immortel n'arriva généralement pas à parer.
If Member States express negative views of the European Union, there is no one to parry that.
Si des États membres expriment des avis négatifs sur l'Union européenne, personne ne peut y remédier.
Bradwarden has no need to parry his opponent's attacks; his armor-like hide does it for him.
Bradwarden n'a pas besoin de parer les attaques de ses adversaires ; son cuir, résistant comme une armure, s'en charge pour lui.
The French Government suspected that this latter appointment was made only to parry the objections that Paris would make once it learned that the episcopal ordination had taken place without its prior permission.
Le gouvernement soupçonnait que cette dernière nomination n'avait été faite que pour éviter les objections que Paris aurait pu faire en apprenant qu'il avait été consacré sans sa permission préalable.
The French Government suspected that this latter appointment was made only to parry the objections that Paris would make once it learned that the episcopal ordination had taken place without its prior permission.
Le gouvernement soupçonnait que cette dernière nomination n’avait été faite que pour éviter les objections que Paris aurait pu faire en apprenant qu’il avait été consacré sans sa permission préalable.
We're learning how to parry in our fencing classes.
Nous apprenons à parer dans nos cours d'escrime.
The actor changed the subject in order to parry the host's question.
L'acteur a changé de sujet pour éluder la question de l'animateur.
He used his briefcase as a shield to parry his attacker's blow.
Il utilisa sa mallette comme bouclier pour parer le coup de son agresseur.
What do you think is going to happen to Parry?
Que va-t-il arriver à Parry, selon toi ?
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