to mend one's fences(restore relations)mejorar las relaciones;(restore reputation)restablecer la reputación
to sit on the fenceno comprometerse;mirar los toros desde la barrera
2(receiver of stolen goods)perista (m)
verb:transitive
1[+land]vallar;cercar
fenced areazona (f) cercada or vallada
2[+machinery etc]cubrir;proteger
verb:intransitive
1(Dep)practicar esgrima
2defenderse con evasivas
A pub landlord survived having a 3ft-long fence post speared through his chestThe officers walked into the trap after trees, bushes and fence posts were uprooted and used to block off a cul-de-sac