Translation meaning & definition of the word "fend" into Spanish language

verb

1. Try to manage without help

• "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

synonym:
• fend

1. Intenta administrar sin ayuda

• "Los jóvenes tuvieron que valerse por sí mismos después de la muerte de sus padres"

sinónimo:
• defenderse

2. Withstand the force of something

• "The trees resisted her"

• "Stand the test of time"

• "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

synonym:
• resist
,
• stand
,
• fend

2. Soportar la fuerza de algo

• "Los árboles la resistieron"

• "Resistir la prueba del tiempo"

• "Los alpinistas tuvieron que valerse contra el hielo y la nieve"

sinónimo:
• resistir
,
• pararse
,
• defenderse

Examples of using

The children were left to fend for themselves.

A esos niños los abandonaron a su suerte.