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1 huir como alma que lleva el diablo
Español-Inglés colección ilustrada idiomas > huir como alma que lleva el diablo
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2 как черт от ладана
[kak chort ot ladana] Like the devil running away from the incense. To get rid of or shun someone or something. Cf. To avoid someone or something like the plague.Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > как черт от ладана
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3 как чёрт от ладана
Set phrase: avoid someone or something like the plagueУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > как чёрт от ладана
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4 pest
3 [informeel] [moeilijkheid] 〈zie voorbeelden 3〉4 [informeel; in samenstellingen] [klein] miserable5 [informeel; in samenstellingen] [vervelend] rotten♦voorbeelden:iemand mijden als de pest • avoid someone like the plague5 wat een pestherrie! • what a rotten noise!〈 informeel〉 de pest aan iets/iemand hebben • loathe/detest something/someoneik snap er geen pest van • it's a bloody mystery to mehet stinkt als de pest • it stinks to high heaven
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avoid someone or something like the plague — avoid (someone or something) like the plague informal : to stay away as much as possible from (someone or something) I avoid my weird neighbor like the plague. • • • Main Entry: ↑plague … Useful english dictionary
avoid something like the plague — avoid someone/something/like the plague phrase to be determined to keep away from someone or something completely If I were you, I’d avoid him like the plague. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
avoid something like the plague — avoid (someone/something) like the plague to keep far away from someone or something. When he was in high school, he avoided girls like the plague. Usage notes: usually said about someone or something you fear or do not like Etymology: based on… … New idioms dictionary
avoid like the plague — (informal) To keep well away from, shun absolutely • • • Main Entry: ↑plague * * * avoid (someone or something) like the plague informal : to stay away as much as possible from (someone or something) I avoid my weird neighbor like the plague. • • … Useful english dictionary
avoid someone like the plague — avoid someone/something/like the plague phrase to be determined to keep away from someone or something completely If I were you, I’d avoid him like the plague. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
avoid someone like the plague — avoid (someone/something) like the plague to keep far away from someone or something. When he was in high school, he avoided girls like the plague. Usage notes: usually said about someone or something you fear or do not like Etymology: based on… … New idioms dictionary
avoid like the plague — avoid (someone/something) like the plague to keep far away from someone or something. When he was in high school, he avoided girls like the plague. Usage notes: usually said about someone or something you fear or do not like Etymology: based on… … New idioms dictionary
plague — [[t]ple͟ɪg[/t]] plagues, plaguing, plagued 1) N COUNT: oft supp N A plague is a very infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people. A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time. Syn: epidemic 2)… … English dictionary
avoid — [[t]əvɔ͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦ avoids, avoiding, avoided 1) VERB If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening. [V n] The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster... [V ing] Women… … English dictionary
avoid — a|void [ ə vɔıd ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to try not to go near someone or something: We went early to avoid the crowds. Avoid that area after dark. avoid doing something: He had to brake hard to avoid hitting the deer. a ) to make certain that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
avoid */*/*/ — UK [əˈvɔɪd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms avoid : present tense I/you/we/they avoid he/she/it avoids present participle avoiding past tense avoided past participle avoided Get it right: avoid: Avoid is never used with an infinitive. It is… … English dictionary