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1 it's to be avoided like the plague
English-spanish dictionary > it's to be avoided like the plague
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2 avoid smb. (or smth.) like the plague
избeгaть кoгo-л. (или чeгo-л.) кaк чумыConcise English-Russian phrasebook > avoid smb. (or smth.) like the plague
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3 avoid somebody like the plague
avoid somebody/something like the plague шарахаться/бежать как от чумы; сторонитьсяWhat's wrong with Bob? Everyone avoids him like the plague.
Since Wolfgang was bitten, he avoided dogs like the plague.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > avoid somebody like the plague
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4 avoid something like the plague
avoid somebody/something like the plague шарахаться/бежать как от чумы; сторонитьсяWhat's wrong with Bob? Everyone avoids him like the plague.
Since Wolfgang was bitten, he avoided dogs like the plague.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > avoid something like the plague
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5 avoid
ə'void(to keep away from (a place, person or thing): He drove carefully to avoid the holes in the road; Avoid the subject of money.) evitaravoid vb evitar / eludir / esquivartr[ə'vɔɪd]1 evitar2 (question) eludir3 (person) esquivaravoid [ə'vɔɪd] vt1) shun: evitar, eludir2) forgo: evitar, abstenerse deI always avoided gossip: siempre evitaba los chismes3) evade: evitarif I can avoid it: si puedo evitarlov.• eludir v.• esquivar v.• evitar v.• excusar v.• huir v.• precaver v.• rehuir v.• salvar v.• soslayar v.ə'vɔɪdtransitive verb \<\<obstacle/place\>\> evitar; \<\<topic/question\>\> evitar, eludir; \<\<blow\>\> esquivar, eludirwhy are you avoiding me? — ¿por qué me rehúyes?
to avoid -ing — evitar + inf
[ǝ'vɔɪd]VT [+ obstacle] evitar, esquivar; [+ argument, question, subject] evitar, eludir; [+ duty] eludir; [+ danger] salvarse deare you trying to avoid me? — ¿me estás evitando or esquivando?
to avoid tax — (legally) evitar pagar impuestos; (illegally) defraudar al fisco
I'm trying to avoid being seen by Jeremy — estoy intentando evitar que me vea Jeremy, estoy intentando que Jeremy no me vea
* * *[ə'vɔɪd]transitive verb \<\<obstacle/place\>\> evitar; \<\<topic/question\>\> evitar, eludir; \<\<blow\>\> esquivar, eludirwhy are you avoiding me? — ¿por qué me rehúyes?
to avoid -ing — evitar + inf
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6 ♦ (to) avoid
♦ (to) avoid /əˈvɔɪd/v. t.1 evitare: to avoid an accident, evitare un incidente; to avoid disappointment, evitare una delusione (o di essere delusi); to avoid making a mistake, evitare ( di fare) un errore; He narrowly avoided defeat, ha evitato la sconfitta di stretta misura2 evitare; schivare: to avoid a parked car, evitare (o schivare) un'auto in sosta; We avoided each other, ci siamo evitati; I want to avoid the city centre, voglio evitare (di passare per) il centro3 sfuggire a; evitare; eludere; aggirare: to avoid arrest, sfuggire all'arresto; He avoided my eye, ha cercato di non incrociare il mio sguardo; He avoided answering my question, ha evitato di rispondere alla (o ha eluso la) mia domanda● (fam.) to avoid st. like the plague, evitare qc. come la peste □ (fisc.) to avoid taxation, eludere le imposte.NOTA D'USO: - to avoid to do o to avoid doing?- -
7 ♦ (to) avoid
♦ (to) avoid /əˈvɔɪd/v. t.1 evitare: to avoid an accident, evitare un incidente; to avoid disappointment, evitare una delusione (o di essere delusi); to avoid making a mistake, evitare ( di fare) un errore; He narrowly avoided defeat, ha evitato la sconfitta di stretta misura2 evitare; schivare: to avoid a parked car, evitare (o schivare) un'auto in sosta; We avoided each other, ci siamo evitati; I want to avoid the city centre, voglio evitare (di passare per) il centro3 sfuggire a; evitare; eludere; aggirare: to avoid arrest, sfuggire all'arresto; He avoided my eye, ha cercato di non incrociare il mio sguardo; He avoided answering my question, ha evitato di rispondere alla (o ha eluso la) mia domanda● (fam.) to avoid st. like the plague, evitare qc. come la peste □ (fisc.) to avoid taxation, eludere le imposte.NOTA D'USO: - to avoid to do o to avoid doing?- -
8 avoid
transitive verb1) (keep away from) meiden [Ort]avoid an obstacle/a cyclist — einem Hindernis/Radfahrer ausweichen
2) (refrain from) vermeidenavoid doing something — vermeiden, etwas zu tun
3) (escape) vermeiden* * *[ə'void](to keep away from (a place, person or thing): He drove carefully to avoid the holes in the road; Avoid the subject of money.) ausweichen; vermeiden- academic.ru/4668/avoidance">avoidance* * *[əˈvɔɪd]vt1. (stay away from)▪ to \avoid sb/sth jdn/etw meiden [o aus dem Weg gehen]to \avoid sb's eyes jds Blicken ausweichen2. (prevent sth happening)▪ to \avoid sth etw vermeiden [o umgehen]I'm not going if I can possibly \avoid it wenn ich es irgendwie vermeiden kann, werde ich nicht [hin]gehento \avoid the danger die Gefahr meiden; (specific occasion) der Gefahr entgehento narrowly \avoid sth etw dat knapp entgehento studiously \avoid sth etw sorgfältig vermeiden3. (not hit)* * *[ə'vɔɪd]vtvermeiden; damage, accident also verhüten; person meiden, aus dem Weg gehen (+dat); obstacle ausweichen (+dat); difficulty, duty, truth umgehento avoid danger (in general) — die Gefahr meiden; (on a specific occasion) der Gefahr (dat) entgehen
in order to avoid being seen — um nicht gesehen zu werden
he'd do anything to avoid washing the dishes — er würde alles tun, um nur nicht abwaschen zu müssen
I'm not going if I can possibly avoid it — wenn es sich irgendwie vermeiden lässt, gehe ich nicht
... you can hardly avoid visiting them —... dann kommst du wohl kaum darum herum or kannst du es wohl schlecht vermeiden, sie zu besuchen
to avoid sb's eye — jds Blick (dat) ausweichen, es vermeiden, jdn anzusehen
* * *avoid [əˈvɔıd] v/t1. (ver)meiden, jemandem oder einer Sache ausweichen oder (fig) aus dem Wege gehen, eine Pflicht oder Schwierigkeit umgehen, einer Gefahr entgehen, -rinnen:avoid sb jemanden meiden;avoid arrest sich seiner Verhaftung entziehen;avoid doing sth es vermeiden, etwas zu tun;2. JURa) aufheben, annullierenb) anfechten* * *transitive verb1) (keep away from) meiden [Ort]avoid an obstacle/a cyclist — einem Hindernis/Radfahrer ausweichen
2) (refrain from) vermeidenavoid doing something — vermeiden, etwas zu tun
3) (escape) vermeiden* * *v.aus dem Weg gehen ausdr.meiden v.(§ p.,pp.: mied, gemieden)vermeiden v.
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