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  1. Portuguese (Portugal)
  2. /Pronoun placement with conjunctions (porque me, quando se)
  3. /afastar

afastar

afastar
to ward off
From Lesson 165:Pronoun placement with conjunctions (porque me, quando se)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Usages of afastar

Quando me levanto, bato na madeira para afastar o azar.
When I get up, I knock on wood to ward off bad luck.
Ele afasta a bruxa quando se esconde debaixo da cama.
He wards off the witch when he hides himself under the bed.
O meditar profundo afasta a ilusão.
Deep meditating pushes away the illusion.
Fazemos a patrulha para afastar qualquer intruso.
We do the patrol to keep any intruder away.
Usamos o apito para afastar o intruso.
We use the whistle to keep the intruder away.

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