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1 something that is done in order to avoid doing something else that you do not want to think about
General subject: displacement activityУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > something that is done in order to avoid doing something else that you do not want to think about
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2 evitare
avoidevitare il fastidio a qualcuno spare s.o. the trouble* * *evitare v.tr.1 to avoid, to evade, to shun; to dodge: evitare un colpo, to avoid (o to evade o to dodge) a blow; evitare una domanda, to evade (o to dodge) a question (o to avoid answering a question directly); evitare un ostacolo, to dodge round an obstacle; evitare qlcu., to avoid s.o. (o to keep out of s.o.'s way o to keep clear of s.o.); (mar.) evitare uno scoglio, un banco di sabbia, to steer clear of a reef, of a sandbank; evitare di fare qlco., to avoid doing sthg.: dovresti evitare di correre quel rischio, you should avoid running that risk; non potei evitare di sentire le sue parole, I couldn't avoid (o I couldn't help) hearing his words; evitare di farsi vedere, to avoid being seen // (comm.) evitare un creditore, to evade a creditor2 ( astenersi) to avoid, to abstain (from sthg.), to refrain (from sthg.), to keep* off (sthg., doing): evitare di fumare, to avoid smoking; evitare i cibi grassi, to keep off fatty foods; evitare una spesa, to avoid an expense; evitare di spendere, to save up3 ( sfuggire a) to escape: evitò a malapena la morte, di farsi male, he only just escaped death, being hurt (o hurting himself)4 ( risparmiare) to spare: evitare una pena a qlcu., to spare s.o. trouble; gli ho evitato un viaggio inutile, I have spared him a wasted trip5 ( impedire) to avoid: solo l'abilità del pilota ha evitato la tragedia, only the pilot's skill avoided (o averted) a tragedy // (dir.) evitare la bancarotta, to stave off bankruptcy.◘ evitarsi v.rifl.rec. to avoid each other (one another): cerchiamo di evitarci per un po', let's try not seeing each other for a bit.* * *[evi'tare]verbo transitivo1) (schivare) to avoid [ostacolo, colpo, pedone]2) (sfuggire) to avoid, to shun, to dodge [ persona]evitare lo sguardo di qcn. — to avoid sb.'s eyes
3) (sottrarsi a) to avoid, to evade [problema, crisi, errore, domanda]4) (impedire) to avoid, to prevent [ catastrofe]5) (astenersi da) to avoid, to keep* from [fumo, alcol]evitare qcs., di fare — to avoid sth., doing
evitare qcs. a qcn. — to save sb. sth.
evitare a qcn. di fare — to save sb. (from) doing
* * *evitare/evi'tare/ [1]1 (schivare) to avoid [ostacolo, colpo, pedone]3 (sottrarsi a) to avoid, to evade [problema, crisi, errore, domanda]4 (impedire) to avoid, to prevent [ catastrofe]5 (astenersi da) to avoid, to keep* from [fumo, alcol]; evitare qcs., di fare to avoid sth., doing; evitò di farle altre domande he restrained from further questions6 (risparmiare) evitare qcs. a qcn. to save sb. sth.; evitare a qcn. di fare to save sb. (from) doing; per evitare loro dei fastidi to save them trouble; volevo evitarti una spesa I wanted to spare you the expense; questo mi eviterà di andarci it'll save me from going there. -
3 mengelak
avoid, eschew, elusory, elusive, elude, dodge* * *get out of the way, move to evade; avoid doing something -
4 Не мечи бисер перед свиньями
Avoid doing favo(u)r to people who are incapable of appreciating it or are ungrateful See Не в коня корм (H)Cf: Don't cast pearls before swine (Am., Br.). Kindness is lost upon an ungrateful man (Am.). То do good to the ungrateful is like throwing water into the see (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Не мечи бисер перед свиньями
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5 evitar
v.1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o preventedevitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing somethingRicardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).no puede evitarlo he can't help itJavier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me3 to save.esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go* * *1 (gen) to avoid2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid3 (ahorrar) to spare, save* * *verb1) to avoid2) prevent* * *1. VT1) (=eludir) to avoid2) (=ahorrar) to saveme evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (eludir, huir de) to avoidb) ( impedir) to avoid, preventpara evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering
c) ( ahorrar)2.evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
* * *= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.----* acto de evitar = avoidance.* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.* el evitar = avoidance.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.* evitar que = keep from.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (eludir, huir de) to avoidb) ( impedir) to avoid, preventpara evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering
c) ( ahorrar)2.evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
* * *= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.* acto de evitar = avoidance.* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.* el evitar = avoidance.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.* evitar que = keep from.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* * *evitar [A1 ]vt1 (eludir, huir de) to avoidevita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with himpara evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?2 (impedir) to avoid, preventse podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o preventedharemos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent itpara evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering3 (ahorrar) to saveuna simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of troubleasí les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worrypor esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center■ evitarse‹problemas› to save oneselfevítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the storesi aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problemsme evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it* * *
Multiple Entries:
evitar
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them sufferingc) ( remediar):◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it
evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;
evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid
' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably
* * *♦ vt1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;no puede evitarlo he can't help it;no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am3. [ahorrar] to save;esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go* * *v/t1 avoid;no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it2 ( impedir) prevent3 molestias save* * *evitar vt1) : to avoid2) prevenir: to prevent3) eludir: to escape, to elude* * *evitar vb1. (en general) to avoid2. (impedir) to prevent3. (ahorrar) to save -
6 éviter
éviter [evite]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to avoid2. reflexive verb► s'évitera. ( = se fuir) to avoid each other* * *evite1) ( esquiver) to avoid [obstacle, piéton]; to dodge [balle, coup]2) ( se soustraire à) to avoid [crise, erreur]3) ( s'abstenir de)éviter quelque chose/de faire — to avoid something/doing
4) ( épargner)* * *evite vt1) [obstacle, danger, erreur] to avoid2) [personne à qui on ne veut pas parler] to avoidDepuis ce problème, il m'évite. — Since that problem, he's been avoiding me.
* * *éviter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( esquiver) to avoid [obstacle, piéton]; to dodge [balle, coup]; je n'ai pas pu éviter l'arbre I couldn't avoid the tree;2 ( s'efforcer de ne pas rencontrer) to avoid [personne]; depuis, elle m'évite since then, she's been avoiding me;3 ( se soustraire à) to avoid [problème, crise, erreur, dérapage]; pour éviter la contagion to avoid being infected;4 ( s'abstenir de) éviter qch/de faire to avoid sth/doing; évitez le sucre or de manger du sucre avoid sugar ou eating sugar; il faut éviter que cela (ne) se reproduise we must make sure it doesn't happen again;5 ( épargner) éviter qch à qn to save sb sth; pour leur éviter des ennuis to save them trouble; je voulais t'éviter une dépense I wanted to spare you the expense; éviter à qn de faire to save sb (from) doing; cela m'évitera d'y aller/de leur téléphoner it'll save me from going there/from phoning them; je lis, cela m'évite de penser à eux/m'ennuyer I read, it keeps me from thinking about them/getting bored.B vi Naut [navire] to swing at anchor.C s'éviter vpr [personnes] to avoid one another.[evite] verbe transitif1. [ne pas subir - coup] to avoid ; [ - danger] to avoid, to steer clear of ; [ - corvée] to avoid, to shunéviter que: pour éviter que la mayonnaise (ne) tourne to prevent the mayonnaise from ou to stop the mayonnaise curdling4. [lieu, situation] to avoidj'évite les restaurants, ils sont trop enfumés I avoid going into restaurants, they're too smoky5. [maladresse, impair] to avoidéviter de faire quelque chose to avoid doing something, to try not to do something6. [aliment] to avoid7. [épargner]évitons-lui tout souci let's keep him from worrying (about anything) ou spare him any worries————————[evite] verbe intransitif————————s'éviter verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————s'éviter verbe pronominal transitifs'éviter quelque chose to save ou to spare oneself something -
7 umhinkönnen
v/i (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-): ich kann nicht umhin, es zu tun I can’t help doing it; (kann es nicht vermeiden) I can’t avoid doing it* * *um|hịn|kön|nen [ʊm'hɪn-]vi sepich/er etc kann nicht umhin, das zu tun — I/he etc can't avoid doing it; (einem Zwang folgend) I/he etc can't help doing it
ich konnte nicht umhin — I couldn't avoid it; I couldn't help it
..., so dass sie einfach nicht umhinkonnten, mir zu glauben —... so that they simply couldn't help but believe me
* * *um·hin|kön·nen[ʊmˈhɪnkœnən]jd kann nicht umhin, etw zu tun sb cannot avoid doing sth* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verbsie konnte nicht/kaum umhin, das zu tun — she had no/scarcely had any choice but to do it; (einem inneren Zwang folgend) she couldn't help/could scarcely help but do it
* * *umhinkönnen v/i (irr, trennb, hat -ge-):ich kann nicht umhin, es zu tun I can’t help doing it; (kann es nicht vermeiden) I can’t avoid doing it* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verbsie konnte nicht/kaum umhin, das zu tun — she had no/scarcely had any choice but to do it; (einem inneren Zwang folgend) she couldn't help/could scarcely help but do it
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8 esquivar
v.1 to avoid.2 to dodge, to evade, to duck, to fend off.Luis capeó el problema Louis dodged the problem.* * *1 (persona) to avoid, shun2 (golpe) to dodge, elude* * *verb1) to dodge2) avoid* * *1.VT (=evitar) to avoid, shun; (=evadir) to dodge, side-stepesquivar hacer algo — to avoid doing sth, be chary of doing sth
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo < persona> to avoid; <golpe/pregunta> to dodge, evade; <problema/dificultad> to avoid; < responsabilidad> to avoid, evade* * *= dodge, eschew, skate over, parry, skirt, fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex. I'm sorry; I didn't wish to skate over that.Ex. 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.----* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.* * *verbo transitivo < persona> to avoid; <golpe/pregunta> to dodge, evade; <problema/dificultad> to avoid; < responsabilidad> to avoid, evade* * *= dodge, eschew, skate over, parry, skirt, fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex: I'm sorry; I didn't wish to skate over that.Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.* * *esquivar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to avoid2 ‹golpe› to dodge, evade; ‹pregunta› to avoid, dodge, sidestepintentaron esquivar el tema they tried to dodge o evade the issue3 ‹problema/dificultad› to avoid; ‹responsabilidad› to avoid, evade* * *
esquivar ( conjugate esquivar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/problema/dificultad› to avoid;
‹golpe/pregunta› to dodge, evade;
‹ responsabilidad› to avoid, evade
esquivar verbo transitivo
1 (un obstáculo, golpe) to dodge: menos mal que pudo esquivar el árbol que había caído en la carretera, luckily he was able to dodge the tree that had fallen across the road
2 (a una persona) to avoid, dodge: me está esquivando, he's avoiding me
' esquivar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burlar
- cuneta
- huir
- esquinazo
English:
dodge
- elude
- fend off
- sidestep
- way
- avoid
- divert
- duck
- fend
- fudge
- side
* * *esquivar vt1. [golpe] to dodge;[valla, obstáculo] to clear;trató de esquivar al perro para no atropellarlo he tried to avoid the dog so as not to knock it down2. [persona, discusión, tema] to avoid;[pregunta] to evade, to dodge; [compromiso, responsabilidad] to evade, to get out of; [problema, inconveniente] to avoid, to get round* * *v/t avoid, dodge fam* * *esquivar vt1) evadir: to dodge, to evade2) evitar: to avoid* * *esquivar vb1. (golpe) to dodge2. (persona) to avoid -
9 vermeiden
v/t (unreg.) avoid; (umgehen) evade; (einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen) steer clear of; ängstlich: shun; es lässt sich nicht vermeiden it can’t be helped* * *to avoid; to bypass; to evade; to eschew; to shun* * *ver|mei|den ptp vermiedenvt[fɛɐ'miːdn] irreg to avoid; Frage auch to evadeverméíden, dass eine Sache an die Öffentlichkeit dringt — to avoid letting a matter become public
es lässt sich nicht verméíden — it cannot be avoided or helped, it is inevitable or unavoidable
es lässt sich nicht verméíden, dass... — it is inevitable or unavoidable that...
nicht, wenn ich es verméíden kann — not if I can avoid or help it
* * *1) avoid2) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) miss* * *ver·mei·den *▪ etw \vermeiden to avoid sthsich akk nicht/kaum \vermeiden lassen to be inevitable [or unavoidable]/almost inevitable [or unavoidable]es lässt sich nicht/kaum \vermeiden, dass... it is inevitable [or unavoidable]/almost inevitable [or unavoidable] that...* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb avoides vermeiden, etwas zu tun — avoid doing something
* * *vermeiden v/t (irr) avoid; (umgehen) evade; (einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen) steer clear of; ängstlich: shun;es lässt sich nicht vermeiden it can’t be helped* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb avoides vermeiden, etwas zu tun — avoid doing something
* * *v.to avoid v.to beware v. -
10 darum
Adv.2. fig.: jemanden darum bitten zu (+ Inf.) ask s.o. to (+ Inf.) es geht darum, dass... the thing is that...; darum geht es gar nicht that’s not the point; er kümmert sich nicht darum he doesn’t care (about it); es handelt sich darum festzustellen it’s a matter of finding out; ich gäbe was / viel darum zu wissen umg. I wouldn’t mind knowing / I’d love to know; du wirst nicht darum herumkommen you won’t be able to avoid it; es ist mir nicht darum zu tun, dass... it is not my intention ( oder aim) to...; aber darum ist es mir gar nicht zu tun but that’s not what I’m after at all; es ist mir nur darum zu tun, dass... it is solely ( oder precisely) my concern ( oder aim) to...3. (deshalb) that’s why; ich habe es darum getan, weil... the reason I did it was because...; sie ist krank und darum nicht gekommen she’s ill (Am. auch sick) and that’s why she hasn’t come; warum? - darum! umg. (just) because!, that’s why!; sie ist zwar jung, aber darum nicht dumm she may be young but that doesn’t necessarily make her stupid* * *therefore (Adv.); for that reason (Adv.); therefore (Konj.)* * *da|rụm [daː'rʊm] (emph) ['daːrʊm]adv1) (räumlich) (a)round that/it/him/her/themdarum herum — (a)round about (it/him/her/them)
darum, wo... — (a)round where...
2)(= um diese Angelegenheit) (in Verbindung mit n, vb siehe auch dort)
es geht darum, dass... — the thing is that...darum geht es — that is what it is about, that's it
darum geht es mir nicht — that's not the point for me
es geht mir darum, Ihnen das klarzumachen — I'm trying to make it clear to you
wir kommen leider nicht darum herum, die Preise heraufzusetzen — unfortunately we cannot avoid raising prices
wir wollen nicht lange darum herumreden — we don't want to spend a long time talking around the subject
ich habe ihn schon ein paar Mal darum gebeten, aber... — I've asked him a few times (for it/to do it), but...
könntest du ihn darum bitten, zu mir zu kommen? — could you ask him to come to me?
sie haben sich darum gestritten, wer... — they argued over who...
3) (liter = darüber, davon) about that/itnur wenige wissen darum, wie... (geh) — few people know how...
4) (= deshalb) that's why, because...darum, dass or weil... — because...
ach darum! — so that's why!
warum willst du nicht mitkommen? – darum! (inf) — why don't you want to come? – (just) 'cos!
er ist faul, aber darum nicht dumm — he's lazy but that doesn't mean he's stupid
See:→ auch drum* * *dar·um[daˈrʊm]1. (deshalb) that's why\darum? because of that?, really?ach \darum! oh, that's why!, oh, I see!eben \darum for that very reason, that's exactly why\darum, weil... because...2. in Verbindung mit subst, vb siehe auch dort\darum bitten to ask for it/that/themes geht uns \darum, es richtig zu tun we are trying do it rightes geht nicht \darum, wer zuerst kommt it's not a question of who comes first\darum geht es ja gerade! that's just it! [or the point!]\darum geht es nicht! that's not [or beside] the point!wir kommen nicht \darum herum there's no avoiding it/that, it can't be helped\darum herumreden to beat around the bush3. (räumlich: um diesen Ort, Gegenstand herum)* * *1) [a]round it/them2)ich werde mich darum bemühen — I will try to deal with it; (versuchen, es zu bekommen) I'll try to get it
sie wird nicht darum herumkommen, es zu tun — she won't get out of or avoid doing it
es geht mir darum, eine Einigung zu erzielen — my concern or aim is to reach an agreement
3) (deswegen) because of that; for that reasonach, darum ist er so schlecht gelaunt! — so that's why he's in such a bad mood!
* * *darum adv2. fig:es geht darum, dass … the thing is that …;darum geht es gar nicht that’s not the point;er kümmert sich nicht darum he doesn’t care (about it);es handelt sich darum festzustellen it’s a matter of finding out;ich gäbe was/viel darum zu wissen umg I wouldn’t mind knowing/I’d love to know;du wirst nicht darum herumkommen you won’t be able to avoid it;es ist mir nicht darum zu tun, dass … it is not my intention ( oder aim) to …;aber darum ist es mir gar nicht zu tun but that’s not what I’m after at all;3. (deshalb) that’s why;ich habe es darum getan, weil … the reason I did it was because …;warum? -darum! umg (just) because!, that’s why!;sie ist zwar jung, aber darum nicht dumm she may be young but that doesn’t necessarily make her stupid* * *1) [a]round it/them2)ich werde mich darum bemühen — I will try to deal with it; (versuchen, es zu bekommen) I'll try to get it
sie wird nicht darum herumkommen, es zu tun — she won't get out of or avoid doing it
es geht mir darum, eine Einigung zu erzielen — my concern or aim is to reach an agreement
3) (deswegen) because of that; for that reasonach, darum ist er so schlecht gelaunt! — so that's why he's in such a bad mood!
* * *adv.because expr.for that reason expr.therefore adv. -
11 уклоняться
1) General subject: absent (от), avoid, avoid doing (от чего-л.), back out, balk (от исполнения долга), blench, crayfish, deviate, deviate (о принятого направления, курса и т.п.), digress, diverge, dodge, elude, evade, fight shy of, flinch, flinch (от обязанности, трудности, неприятности), fudge, funk (от чего-либо), give the goby (от чего-либо), hedge, jink, obviate (от чего-л.), opt out (от работы и т. п.- обыкн. о хиппи), put by (от ответа и т.п.), quibble, scuttle (от обязанностей, ответственности и т.п.), scuttler (от обязанностей, ответственности и т.п.), sheer away (from) (от чего-л.), shift off, shirk, shrink, shuffle off (от чего-л.), shy, side-step, sidestep, skew, skive (от обязанностей), swerve, verge, wander (от темы разговора from), weasel (от обязательства, обещания), weasel out (от обязательства, обещания), depart, deviate to the south, shy away, absent oneself from (от чего-л.), back down (from smth.), (напр. от обязанностей) eschew (http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/cgi/content/full/103/4/859), absent oneself from (от чего-л.), give the go-by (от чего-л.), absent oneself, steer away from4) Colloquial: stall5) Sports: parry6) Military: wander away, take evasive action (от снаряда и т.п.)7) Engineering: avoid (от столкновения), decline, deviate (от заданной величины), evade (от столкновения)10) Accounting: evade (напр. от уплаты налогов)12) Automobile industry: baulk13) Diplomatic term: deviate (от принятого курса, направления и т.п.), evade (or исполнения долга, обязанностей, уплаты налогов и т.п.), evade (от ответа, вопроса), flunk (от выступления и т.п.), scuttle (от обязанности, ответственности и т.п.), shrink (or какого-л. дела), shrug off, shuffle (тж. shuffle off) (от чего-л.), shy away (from smth.) (от чего-л.), sidestep (or чего-л.), skirt (от чего-л.), vary14) Jargon: dog, hedge off, hoosier up, skive (от обязанностей и т.п.), skiver (от обязанностей и т.п.), stall off16) Business: deviate from, skirt, waive17) leg.N.P. escape18) Makarov: duck, hedge (от риска, ответственности, прямого ответа и т.п.), sheer, fly off, fight shy of (от кого-л. чего-л.), crap out (от обязанности), dally off (от чего-л.), fight shy of (от чего-л.), forbear from doing (от чего-л.), fudge on (от чего-л.)19) Phraseological unit: chicken out -
12 избегать
1) General subject: abscond (тюрьмы, суда), avoid, avoid (кого-л.), be shy of (чего-либо), bilk, cheat, dodge (от удара), elude, escape, evade, fence off, fight shy, flee, funk, get out (делать что-либо), give a wide berth, give a wide berth to (кого-либо, что-либо), give the goby (от чего-либо), guard, have no truck with (кого-л.), jink, keep clear of (кого-либо), keep out of, keep out of somebody's way (кого-либо), obviate, put by (разговора), run away (чего-л.), sheer away (чего-л.), sheer away from (чего-л., кого-л.), shrink, shrink away (from) (чего-л.), shun, shun society (кого-л.), shy (чего-л.), stand aback, stand aback from, steer clear, to shum (one's) society (кого-л.), give a wide berth to, give the go-by, hold oneself aback from, shy away, get out (делать что-л.), keep distance from (кого-л.), give a miss (чего-л.), give the slinky (кого-л.), fight shy of (кого-л., чего-л.), steer clear of (кого-л., чего-л.), sheer away from (кого-л.; что-л.), avoid (сторониться, кого-л.), keep out of (чего-л.), avoid doing (чего-л., делать что-л.), (кого-л.) stay away (from), skate over, skate around, steer away from, keep a wide berth, bypass2) Colloquial: skirt3) American: pass over (кого-л.)4) Obsolete: evite5) Literal: steer clear of6) Latin: devito7) Military: preclude9) Bookish: eschew11) Australian slang: dingo12) Diplomatic term: evade (расспросов), shrink (чего-л.), shrug off, shy away (чего-л.)14) Oil: by-pass15) Business: waive16) Makarov: shun (smb.'s) society (кого-л.), steer clear of (smb., smth.) (кого-л., чего-л.), cop out, fence out, fight shy of (кого-л.), give a wide berth to (кого-л. или что-л.), fight shy of (кого-л. чего-л.)18) Phraseological unit: chicken out -
13 trattenere
( far restare) keep, hold( far perder tempo) hold up( frenare) restrainfiato, respiro holdlacrime hold backsomma withhold* * *trattenere v.tr.1 ( tenere, far rimanere) to keep*, to detain, to retain: ci trattenne nel suo ufficio per due ore, he kept us in his office for two hours; fu trattenuto a scuola, he was detained at school; il mio lavoro mi tratterrà qui per qualche giorno, my work will detain me here for a few days; mi trattenne a cena, he made me stay for dinner; trattenne per sé due sterline, he kept two pounds for himself; trattenere un documento, una ricevuta, to keep (o to hold) a document, a receipt2 ( frenare) to hold* back, to keep*, to restrain, to check, to repress: cerca di trattenere la tua collera, try to restrain (o to check) your anger; non potei trattenerlo dall'uscire, I could not keep him from going out; non so cosa mi trattenne dal farlo, I don't know what held me back (o restrained me) from doing it; non so cosa mi trattiene dal darti un schiaffo, I don't know what's keeping me from giving you a slap // trattenere le lacrime, il riso, to restrain one's tears, one's laughter // trattenere il respiro, to hold one's breath3 ( effettuare una trattenuta su) to deduct, to withhold*, to stop: trattenere le spese di trasporto, to deduct carriage; trattenere lo stipendio a qlcu., to stop s.o.'s salary; trattenere una certa somma dal salario di qlcu., to stop sthg. out of s.o.'s salary; trattenere le imposte da uno stipendio, to withhold taxes from a salary; trattenere alla fonte, to deduct at source; (dir.) trattenere parte di una somma dovuta, to recoup a sum of money4 ( intrattenere) to entertain: trattieni gli ospiti mentre mi preparo, entertain the guests while I get ready.◘ trattenersi v.rifl.1 ( rimanere) to stop, to stay, to remain: mi tratterrò a Roma due giorni, I shall stop in Rome two days; trattieniti ancora un po' con noi, stay with us a little longer; ci siamo trattenuti più a lungo del previsto, we stayed longer than expected2 ( frenarsi) to restrain oneself, to hold* oneself back: non potè trattenere e scoppiò in lacrime, she could not restrain herself and burst into tears3 ( fare a meno) to help (doing); to avoid (doing); to keep* oneself: non potei trattenermi dal dirgli tutto, I could not help telling him everything; non poterono trattenere dal ridere quando lo videro, they could not help laughing when they saw him.* * *1. [tratte'nere]vb irreg vttrattenere qn dal fare qc — to restrain sb o hold sb back from doing sth
trattenere in osservazione — (in ospedale) to keep in for observation
2) (lacrime, riso) to hold back, keep back, restrain, (respiro) to hold3) (detrarre) to withhold, keep back, deduct2. vip (trattenersi)(fermarsi) to stay, remain3. vr (trattenersi)(astenersi) to restrain o.s., stop o.s.trattenersi dal fare qc — to keep o stop o.s. from doing sth
* * *[tratte'nere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (non lasciar andare) to keep* [ persona]2) (tenere fermo) to hold*, to keep*, to restrain3) (contenere) to hold* back [acqua, folla]; to hold* back, to choke back [ lacrime]; to hold* [fiato, respiro]; to stifle [grido, risata, sbadiglio]; to contain, to suppress [ collera]; to contain [ gioia]; to suppress [tosse, starnuto]4) (confiscare) to withhold*, to retain [ cauzione]; (prelevare) to deduct [somma, tasse] (su from); (tenere per sé) to keep* [ resto]trattenere 50 sterline dallo stipendio di qcn. — to stop Ј50 out of sb.'s pay
5) (assorbire) to retain [calore, umidità]; to absorb [luce, odore]2.verbo pronominale trattenersi1) (soggiornare) to remain, to stay; (rimanere più a lungo) to stay behind, to stay on, to stop behind BE2) (astenersi) to stop oneself; (frenarsi) to check oneself, to contain oneself- rsi dal fare — to stop o keep oneself from doing
* * *trattenere/tratte'nere/ [93]1 (non lasciar andare) to keep* [ persona]; mi ha trattenuto per un'ora con le sue chiacchiere he kept me chatting for an hour; non voglio trattenerla oltre I won't delay you any further; non c'è niente che mi trattenga qui there's nothing to keep me here2 (tenere fermo) to hold*, to keep*, to restrain; la timidezza mi ha trattenuto shyness held me back3 (contenere) to hold* back [acqua, folla]; to hold* back, to choke back [ lacrime]; to hold* [fiato, respiro]; to stifle [grido, risata, sbadiglio]; to contain, to suppress [ collera]; to contain [ gioia]; to suppress [tosse, starnuto]4 (confiscare) to withhold*, to retain [ cauzione]; (prelevare) to deduct [somma, tasse] (su from); (tenere per sé) to keep* [ resto]; trattenere 50 sterline dallo stipendio di qcn. to stop £50 out of sb.'s pay5 (assorbire) to retain [calore, umidità]; to absorb [luce, odore]II trattenersi verbo pronominale1 (soggiornare) to remain, to stay; (rimanere più a lungo) to stay behind, to stay on, to stop behind BE; - rsi a cena to stay for dinner; non posso trattenermi a lungo I can't stay long2 (astenersi) to stop oneself; (frenarsi) to check oneself, to contain oneself; - rsi dal fare to stop o keep oneself from doing; - rsi dal piangere to try not to cry; non sono riuscito a trattenermi dal ridere I couldn't help myself laughing; mi sono trattenuto dal dirgli ciò che pensavo I refrained from telling him what I thought. -
14 fugio
fŭgĭo, fūgi, fŭgĭtum ( gen. plur. part. sync. fugientum, Hor. C. 3, 18, 1; part. fut. fugiturus, Ov. H. 2, 47 al.), 3, v. n. and a. [root FUG; Gr. PHUG, pheugô; Sanscr. bhuj; syn.: flecto, curvo; v. fuga], to flee or fly, to take flight, run away.I.Neutr.A.Lit.:b.propera igitur fugere hinc, si te di amant,
Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 78; cf.:a foro,
id. Pers. 3, 3, 31:senex exit foras: ego fugio,
I am off, Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 47:cervam videre fugere, sectari canes,
id. Phorm. prol. 7:qui fugisse cum magna pecunia dicitur ac se contulisse Tarquinios,
Cic. Rep. 2, 19:Aeneas fugiens a Troja,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 33, § 72:omnes hostes terga verterunt, nec prius fugere destiterunt, quam ad flumen Rhenum pervenerint,
Caes. B. G. 1, 53, 1:oppido fugit,
id. B. C. 3, 29, 1:ex ipsa caede,
to flee, escape, id. B. G. 7, 38, 3; cf.:ex proelio Mutinensi,
Cic. Fam. 10, 14, 1:e conspectu,
Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 107: Uticam, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 13: fenum habet in cornu;longe fuge,
id. S. 1, 4, 34: nec furtum feci nec fugi, run away (of slaves), id. Ep. 1, 16, 46; cf.:formidare servos, Ne te compilent fugientes,
id. S. 1, 1, 78; Sen. Tranq. 8.—Prov.: ita fugias ne praeter casam,
i. e. in fleeing from one danger beware of falling into another, Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 3 Ruhnk. —In partic., like the Gr. pheugein, to become a fugitive, leave one's country, go into exile:B.fugiendum de civitate, cedendum bonis aut omnia perferenda,
Quint. 6, 1, 19; so,ex patria,
Nep. Att. 4, 4:a patria,
Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 66:in exilium,
Juv. 10, 160; cf. under II. A. b.—Transf., in gen., to pass quickly, to speed, to hasten away, flee away; cf.:b.numquam Vergilius diem dicit ire, sed fugere, quod currendi genus concitatissimum est,
Sen. Ep. 108 med. (mostly poet. and of inanim. and abstr. things):tenuis fugiens per gramina rivus,
Verg. G. 4, 19:Tantalus a labris sitiens fugientia captat Flumina,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 68:concidunt venti fugiuntque nubes,
id. C. 1, 12, 30:spernit humum fugiente pennā,
hasting away, rapidly soaring, id. ib. 3, 2, 24:nullum sine vulnere fugit Missile,
Stat. Th. 9, 770:insequitur fugientem lumine pinum (i. e. navem),
Ov. M. 11, 469:fugere ad puppim colles campique videntur,
Lucr. 4, 389:fugiunt freno non remorante dies,
Ov. F. 6, 772:sed fugit interea, fugit irreparabile tempus,
Verg. G. 3, 284:annus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 40:hora,
id. C. 3, 29, 48:aetas,
id. ib. 1, 11, 7.—Of persons:evolat ante omnes rapidoque per aëra cursu Callaicus Lampon fugit,
hastens away, Sil. 16, 335. Here perh. belongs: acer Gelonus, Cum fugit in Rhodopen atque in deserta Getarum, i. e. swiftly roves (as a nomade), Verg. G. 3, 462 (acc. to another explan., flees, driven from his abode).—Pregn., to vanish, disappear, to pass away, perish:C.e pratis cana pruina fugit,
Ov. F. 6, 730:fugiunt de corpore setae,
id. M. 1, 739; cf.:jam fessae tandem fugiunt de corpore vires,
Verg. Cir. 447;for which: calidusque e corpore sanguis Inducto pallore fugit,
Ov. M. 14, 755:fugerat ore color,
id. H. 11, 27:nisi causa morbi Fugerit venis,
Hor. C. 2, 2, 15:fugiunt cum sanguine vires,
Ov. M. 7, 859:amor,
Prop. 1, 12, 12:memoriane fugerit in annalibus digerendis, an, etc.,
Liv. 9, 44, 4:gratissima sunt poma, cum fugiunt,
i. e. when they wilt, become wilted, Sen. Ep. 12; cf.: vinum fugiens, under P. a.—Trop. (rare but class.):II. A.nos naturam sequamur, et ab omni, quod abhorret ab oculorum auriumque approbatione, fugiamus,
Cic. Off. 1, 35, 128; cf.: omne animal appetit quaedam et fugit a quibusdam;quod autem refugit, id contra naturam est, etc.,
id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Quint. 11, 1, 54:ad verba,
to have recourse to, Petr. 132.Lit. (mostly poet.): erravi, post cognovi, et fugio cognitum, Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 24, 38 (Trag. v. 160 Vahl.):b.cum Domitius concilia conventusque hominum fugeret,
Caes. B. C. 1, 19, 2:neminem neque populum neque privatum fugio,
Liv. 9, 1, 7:vesanum fugiunt poëtam qui sapiunt,
Hor. A. P. 455:percontatorem,
id. Ep. 1, 18, 69:hostem,
id. S. 1, 3, 10:lupus me fugit inermem,
id. C. 1, 22, 12:nunc et ovis ultro fugiat lupus,
Verg. E. 8, 52:(Peleus) Hippolyten dum fugit abstinens,
Hor. C. 3, 7, 18:scriptorum chorus omnis amat nemus et fugit urbes,
id. Ep. 2, 77; id. S. 1, 6, 126:data pocula,
Ov. M. 14, 287; cf.vina,
id. ib. 15, 323.— Pass.:sic litora vento Incipiente fremunt, fugitur cum portus,
i. e. is left, Stat. Th. 7, 140. —In partic. (cf. supra, I. A. b.), to leave one's country:2.nos patriam fugimus,
Verg. E. 1, 4:Teucer Salamina patremque cum fugeret,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 22.—Hence:quis exsul Se quoque fugit?
Hor. C. 2, 16, 20.—Transf. (causa pro effectu), to flee away from, to escape, = effugio ( poet.;B.but cf. infra, B. 2.): hac Quirinus Martis equis Acheronta fugit,
Hor. C. 3, 3, 16:insidiatorem,
id. S. 2, 5, 25:cuncta manus avidas fugient heredis,
id. C. 4, 7, 19.—And in a poetically inverted mode of expression: nullum Saeva caput Proserpina fugit (= nemo tam gravis est, ad quem mors non accedat), none does cruel Proserpine flee away from, avoid (i. e. none escapes death), Hor. C. 1, 28, 20.—Trop., to flee from, avoid, shun (very freq. and class.):(β).conspectum multitudinis,
Caes. B. G. 7, 30, 1:ignominiam ac dedecus,
Cic. Rep. 5, 4:nullam molestiam,
id. ib. 3, 5; cf.laborem,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 114; Verg. A. 3, 459 (opp. ferre):recordationes,
Cic. Att. 12, 18:vituperationem tarditatis,
id. de Or. 2, 24, 101; cf.:majoris opprobria culpae,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 10:judicium senatus,
Liv. 8, 33, 8:vitium,
Quint. 2, 15, 16:hanc voluptatem (with reformidare),
id. 8, 5, 32:disciplinas omnes (Epicurus),
id. 2, 17, 15:nuptias,
Ter. And. 4, 4, 27; cf.:usum conjugis,
Ov. M. 10, 565:conubia,
id. ib. 14, 69:amplexus senis,
Tib. 1, 9, 74:nec sequar aut fugiam, quae diligit ipse vel odit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 72:spondeum et dactylum (opp. sequi),
Quint. 9, 4, 87.— Pass.:simili inscitiā mors fugitur, quasi dissolutio naturae,
Cic. Leg. 1, 11, 31:quemadmodum ratione in vivendo fugitur invidia, sic, etc.,
Auct. Her. 4, 38, 50:quod si curam fugimus, virtus fugienda est,
Cic. Lael. 13, 47:fugiendas esse nimias amicitias,
id. ib. 13, 45:fugienda semper injuria est,
id. Off. 1, 8, 25; id. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 103:vitiosum genus fugiendum,
id. Or. 56, 189; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 128:petenda ac fugienda,
id. 3, 6, 49.—Like the Gr. pheugein, with inf. (mostly poet.), to avoid doing something, to omit, forbear, beware, = omittere, cavere:2.illud in his rebus longe fuge credere, etc.,
Lucr. 1, 1052:o fuge te tenerae puerorum credere turbae,
Tib. 1, 4, 9:quid sit futurum cras, fuge quaerere,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 13; cf.also: fuge suspicari, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 4, 22:mene igitur socium summis adjungere rebus, Nise, fugis?
Verg. A. 9, 200; cf. Ov. H. 9, 75:fugeres radice vel herbā Proficiente nihil curarier,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 150; cf.:neque illud fugerim dicere, ut Caelius, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 153:huic donis patris triumphum decorare fugiendum fuit?
id. Mur. 5, 11.—Transf. (causa pro effectu; cf. supra, II. A. 2.), to escape ( poet. also of things as subjects):b.tanta est animi tenuitas, ut fugiat aciem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 22, 50; Ov. F. 2, 80:sed tamen admiror, quo pacto judicium illud Fugerit,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 100:quos viros vigilantia fugit,
whom any vigilance escapes, Verg. G. 2, 265; cf. id. E. 9, 54.—Esp. freq., res me fugit, it escapes me, escapes my notice; I do not observe it, do not know it (cf.:A.latet, praeterit): novus ille populus vidit tamen id, quod fugit Lacedaemonium Lycurgum,
Cic. Rep. 2, 12; cf.:illos id fugerat,
id. Fin. 4, 23, 63:hominem amentem hoc fugit,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 12, § 27:quem res nulla fugeret,
id. Rep. 2, 1:quae (ratio) neque Solonem Atheniensem fugerat, neque nostrum senatum,
id. ib. 2, 34;1, 16: non fugisset hoc Graecos homines, si, etc.,
id. de Or. 1, 59, 253:neminem haec utilitas fugit,
Quint. 2, 5, 17:nisi quae me forte fugiunt, hae sunt fere de animo sententiae,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 11, 22; Quint. 9, 2, 107; 7, 1, 40:nullam rem esse declarant in usu positam militari, quae hujus viri scientiam fugere possit,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:quae (partitio) fugiet memoriam judicis,
Quint. 4, 5, 3; cf. Gell. 1, 18, 6.—With a subject-clause:de Dionysio, fugit me ad te antea scribere,
Cic. Att. 7, 18, 3; 5, 12, 3:illud alterum quam sit difficile, te non fugit,
id. ib. 12, 42, 2.—Hence, fŭgĭens, entis, P. a., fleeing, fleeting, vanishing.Lit.:2.accipiter,
Lucr. 3, 752:membra deficiunt, fugienti languida vitā,
id. 5, 887:vinum,
growing flat, spoiling, Cic. Off. 3, 23, 91:ocelli,
dying, Ov. Am. 3, 9, 49:portus fugiens ad litora,
running back, retreating, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 15.—Subst. in the later jurid. lang., like the Gr. ho pheugôn, the defendant:B.omnimodo hoc et ab actore et a fugiente exigi,
Cod. Just. 2, 58, § 4 (for which, reus, § 7).—Trop., with gen.:nemo erat adeo tardus aut fugiens laboris, quin, etc.,
averse to labor, indolent, Caes. B. C. 1, 69, 3:doloris,
Lact. 3, 8, 13:solitudinis (with appeteus communionis ac societatis),
id. 6, 10, 18.— Comp., sup., and adv. do not occur. -
15 herumkommen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. ( auch herumkommen um) um Ecke, Kurve etc.: come (a)round s.th.; umg. aus dem Nachbarhaus: come (a)round ( oder over)2. erfolgreich: um etw. herumkommen get (a)round s.th. (auch fig.); viel oder weit herumkommen get around; du kommst um die Tatsachen / Prüfung nicht herum fig. there’s no getting away from the facts / around the exam3. fig. Gerücht: spread* * *he|rụm|kom|menvi sep irreg aux sein (inf)2) (= herumgehen, herumfahren etc können) to get (a)round (um etw sth)mit den Armen um etw herumkommen — to be able to get one's arms (a)round sth
3)darum herumkommen, etw zu machen — to get out of or avoid doing sth
in etw (dat) sth)wir kommen um die Tatsache nicht herum, dass... — we cannot get away from or overlook the fact that...
er ist viel or weit herumgekommen — he has got around a great deal, he has seen a lot of the world
* * *((of people) to be active or involved in many activities: He really gets around, doesn't he!) get around* * *he·rum|kom·men1. (herumfahren können)kommen Sie mit Ihrem Gepäckwagen um die Säule herum? are you able to get around this pillar with your luggage trolley?die Regierung kam um Steuererhöhungen nicht herum the government was unable to get [a]round raising taxes▪ darum \herumkommen, etw zu tun to get out of doing sthwir kommen um die Tatsache nicht herum, dass er nun mal einfach kompetenter ist we can't get [a]round the fact that he is simply more competent3. (reisen)▪ [irgendwo] \herumkommen to get around [or about] [somewhere]viel \herumkommen to see a great deal, to do a lot of travellingin Dänemark bin ich auf meinen Reisen viel herumgekommen I saw a lot of Denmark on my travels* * *1) (vorbeikommen können) get round2) (sich herumbewegen) come roundum etwas [nicht] herumkommen — [not] be able to get out of something
4) (viel reisen) get around or aboutin der Welt herumkommen — see a lot of the world
viel herumkommen — get around or about a lot or a great deal
* * *herumkommen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)1. ( auchherumkommen um) um Ecke, Kurve etc: come (a)round sth; umg aus dem Nachbarhaus: come (a)round ( oder over)2. erfolgreich:um etwas herumkommen get (a)round sth (auch fig);weit herumkommen get around;du kommst um die Tatsachen/Prüfung nicht herum fig there’s no getting away from the facts/around the exam3. fig Gerücht: spread* * *1) (vorbeikommen können) get round2) (sich herumbewegen) come roundum etwas [nicht] herumkommen — [not] be able to get out of something
4) (viel reisen) get around or aboutviel herumkommen — get around or about a lot or a great deal
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19 dispensare
dispense( esonerare) exonerate* * *dispensare v.tr.1 ( distribuire) to dispense, to distribute, to give* out: dispensare dei favori, to dispense (o to bestow) favours; dispensare dei viveri, to distribute (o to give out) provisions2 ( esentare) to let* off, to exonerate, to exempt, to dispense, to release: dispensami da questo lungo viaggio, let me off this long journey; il mio amico è stato dispensato dalle tasse scolastiche, my friend gets free tuition; (eccl.) dispensare qlcu. dal digiuno, to dispense s.o. from fasting; dispensare qlcu. dal lavoro, to relieve s.o. from working; dispensare qlcu. dal servizio militare, to exempt s.o. from military service.◘ dispensarsi v.rifl. to excuse oneself, to get* out (of sthg., of doing): potete dispensarvi dall'accompagnarmi, there is no need for you to come with me.* * *[dispen'sare]1. vt1)dispensare qn da/dal fare qc — to exempt sb from/from doing sth2) (elemosine, favori) to distribute, hand out2. vr (dispensarsi)dispensarsi dal fare qc — to get out of o avoid doing sth
* * *[dispen'sare]verbo transitivo1) (esonerare) to dispense, to excuse, to exempt (da from)* * *dispensare/dispen'sare/ [1]1 (esonerare) to dispense, to excuse, to exempt (da from) -
20 Л-113
ЛИШЬ БЫ (ТОЛЬКО)... ТОЛЬКО БЫ...1.subord Conj introduces a clause of purpose) for the purpose of (achieving sth. or, when used with a negation, preventing sth. what is stated in the main clause usu. presents an extreme means of achieving the goal stated in the subord clause): (in order) to...(when used with a negation) (in order) to avoid (doing sth.). "(Исай Фомич) три года управлял большим имением...» -«Да можно ли положиться на него?» - «Честнейшая душа, не извольте беспокоиться! Он свое проживет, лишь бы доверителю угодить» (Гончаров 1). "Не (Isay Fomich) was the manager of a big estate for three years..." "But can he be relied on?" "Don't worry, he is as honest as they make 'em! He'd spend his own money to please the man who trusted him" (1a).«Её — эту Дёмину - у нас на заводе даже начальство за версту обходит, лишь бы не разговаривать» (Максимов 2). "Here at the shipyard even the bosses will go a mile out of their way to avoid having to talk to her (Dyomina)" (2a).2.subord Conj, condit) used to show that the truthfulness or realization of what is stated in the main clause is contingent upon the fulfillment of the condition stated in the subord clause the fulfillment of this condition is considered desirable: as (so) long as if (only) provided that....Мужикам, по их натуре, нужна любая техника, лишь бы она была новой, любая теория, лишь бы она сводила какие-нибудь концы с какими-нибудь другими концами... (Залыгин 1). By their nature they (men) needed any sort of science as long as it was new, any theory as long as it tied up one or two loose ends...(la).(Венгерович I:) Всё можно узнать, лишь бы только желание было (Чехов 1). (V.:) Oh, one can find out everything if one wants to badly enough (1a).3. (Particle) used to express a wishif only.Лишь бы только он доехал благополучно! If only he would arrive safely!
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