Informo pri la vorto keep at bay (angla → esperanto: forteni)

Sinonimoj: keep at a distance, hold back

Vortspecoverbo
Dividokeep at bay

Uzekzemploj

Ukrainian president Voloydymr Zelensʹkyj also said his country’s troops were keeping Russian forces at bay.
On the island of Barbados, farmers complain about the monkeys damaging their crops, and many try to find ways to keep them at bay.