"stave off sth" in German to stave off sth. etw. hinauszögern etw. aufschieben etw. abwenden etw. verhindern Detailed translations for "stave off sth" to stave off sth. to stave off sth. etw. hinauszögern to stave off sth.(also: to suspend sth., to procrastinate sth.) etw. aufschieben to stave off sth.(also: to stave {staved, stove, staved, stove} off sth., to avert sth.) etw. abwenden to stave off sth.(also: to put the kibosh on sth., to militate against sth.) etw. verhindern