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1 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.) vyhnout se* * *• vyvarovat se• vyhýbat se• vyvarovat• vyhnout se -
2 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) obejít se bez2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) vyšetřit (si)3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) ušetřit4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) šetřit (někoho)5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) šetřit, litovat6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) ušetřit2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) rezervní2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) volný3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) náhradní díl2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) náhradní pneumatika•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *• náhradní -
3 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) uprchnout2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) uniknout3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) ujít4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) ucházet2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) útěk, únik- escapism- escapist* * *• únik• unikat• uniknout• ujít -
4 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) vedle, u2) (past: going by the house.) podél3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po, přes4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) s (čím), pomocí5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) s (čím)6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) díky (čemu); (čím)7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do8) (during the time of.) během9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) o10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) na, krát11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) po, na12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) z2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blízko, poblíž2) (past: A dog ran by.) okolo, tudy3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) stranou•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) objet- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *• za• prostřednictvím• ode• od• okolo• kolem• o -
5 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) zbaběle couvnout* * *• zbaběle couvnout -
6 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) konzervativní2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) konzervativní* * *• opatrný• konzervativní• konzervativec -
7 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) dělat6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) dodělat; udělat7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) dělat8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) stačit9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vydělávat; studovat10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) dařit se; počínat si11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) dát do pořádku12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) jednat, chovat se13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) prokázat, vzdát14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nadělat, udělat15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) zhlédnout, udělat2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) shromáždění, oslava- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *• učinit• udělat• vyčinit• vykonat• konat• dělat• do/did/done• činit -
8 dodge
[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) uskočit; vyhnout se2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) uskočení; vyhnutí2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) úskok, finta•- dodgy* * *• uskakovat• uhnout• úskok• uskočit• vyhnout• vytáčka -
9 draft
1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) koncept, návrh, náčrt2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) vybraný oddíl, skupina3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) příkaz4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) odvod2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) navrhnout, načrtnout2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) odvést, povolat•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
- draftsman* * *• vyzvednutí peněz• koncept• náčrt• návrh -
10 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) ponořit (se)2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) sehnout hlavuII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) kachna2) (a female duck. See also drake.) kačena3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) nula•- duckling* * *• ponořit• potopit• kachna -
11 economy
[i'konəmi]1) (the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste: Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending.) šetrnost; hospodárnost2) (organization of money and resources: the country's economy; household economy.) ekonomie•- economic- economical
- economically
- economics
- economist
- economize
- economise* * *• hospodárnost• hospodaření• hospodářství• ekonomika -
12 efface
[i'feis]1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) vymazat2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) stát stranou* * *• zahladit -
13 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) uniknout2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) uniknout•- elusive* * *• unikat• uniknout• vyhnout se• vykroutit se -
14 evade
[i'veid](to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill.) vyhnout se- evasion- evasive
- evasively
- evasiveness* * *• vyhnout• obejít -
15 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) plot, ohrada2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) oplotit, ohradit- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) šermovat2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) vytáčet se•- fencing* * *• plot• ohradit• ohrada• oplotit -
16 get out of
(to (help a person etc to) avoid doing something: I wonder how I can get out of washing the dishes; How can I get him out of going to the party?) vyhnout se; uchránit* * *• vymknout se• vymotat se z• vymotat se• vyvléknout se z• vyplést se• vyplést se z• zbavit se -
17 hedge
[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) živý plot2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) vytáčet se2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) ohradit (živým plotem)•- hedgehog- hedgerow* * *• živý plot• překážka• křoví• bariéra -
18 infection
[-ʃən]1) (the process of infecting or state of being infected: You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection.) infekce2) (a disease: a throat infection.) infekce* * *• infekce• nákaza -
19 lazy
['leizi](too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) líný- lazily- laziness
- lazy-bones* * *• líný• lenivý -
20 malinger
[mə'liŋɡə](to pretend to be unwell eg in order to avoid work: He says he's ill, but I think he's just malingering.) simulovat* * *• simulovat nemoc
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avoid — vt [modification of Old French esvuider to destroy, literally, to empty, from es out + vuider to empty] 1: to make void or undo: annul the trustee may avoid any transfer of interest of the debtor in property U.S. Code 2: to respond to (an… … Law dictionary
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avoid — a‧void [əˈvɔɪd] verb [transitive] TAX LAW if you avoid tax, you manage to not pay it legally, for example by the way that you enter profits or losses into your accounts: • Investing in this way allows savers to avoid tax upon withdrawal. compare… … Financial and business terms
avoid — avoid; avoid·a·ble; un·avoid·abil·i·ty; avoid·ant; avoid·ance; avoid·a·bly; un·avoid·able·ness; … English syllables
avoid — [ə void′] vt. [ME avoiden < Anglo Fr avoider < OFr esvuidier, to empty < es (< L ex ), out + vuidier: see VOID] 1. to make void; annul, invalidate, or quash (a plea, etc. in law) 2. to keep away from; evade; shun [to avoid crowds] 3.… … English World dictionary
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Avoid — A*void , v. i. 1. To retire; to withdraw. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] David avoided out of his presence. 1 Sam. xviii. 11. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) To become void or vacant. [Obs.] Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avoid — (v.) c.1300, from Anglo Fr. avoider to clear out, withdraw (oneself), partially anglicized from O.Fr. esvuidier to empty out, from es out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + vuidier to be empty, from voide empty, vast, wide, hollow, waste (see VOID (Cf … Etymology dictionary
avoid — *escape, shun, eschew, evade, elude Analogous words: avert, ward, *prevent, obviate: forestall, anticipate (see PREVENT): flee, fly (see ESCAPE) Antonyms: face: meet Contrasted words: *incur, contract, catch: court, solicit, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
avoid — [v] refrain or stay away from; prevent abstain, avert, bypass, circumlocute, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, fake out*, fend off, flee, give the slip*, hide, hold off, jump, keep clear, lay… … New thesaurus
avoid — ► VERB 1) keep away or refrain from. 2) prevent from doing or happening. DERIVATIVES avoidable adjective avoidably adverb avoidance noun. ORIGIN Old French evuider clear out, get rid of … English terms dictionary