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repeler

to repel

verb rreh-peh-LEHR Rare

Also means

to repulse

Usage Note

Repeler covers physical repulsion — un imán repele a otro (one magnet repels another) — and emotional disgust: me repele su actitud (his attitude repels me). The related word repelente means both 'repellent' (the substance) and, colloquially, an annoyingly know-it-all person.

Examples

"El olor del producto repele a los insectos."

Natural Translation

The smell of the product repels insects.

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