"abwenden" in English abwenden {v.t.} to head off abwenden to ward off Detailed translations for "abwenden" abwenden{transitive verb} abwenden(also: abfangen) to head off abwenden abwenden(also: abwehren) to ward off Ja, die wollen das Unglück abwenden oder irgend so einen Scheiß. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Yeah, like they're trying to ward off some evil... or some shit.