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1 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. -
2 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.) unngåsky--------unngåverb \/əˈvɔɪd\/1) unnvike, unngå, holde seg på avstand fra, holde seg fra2) ( jus) avkrefte, gjøre ugyldigavoid doing something unngå å gjøre noe -
3 go easy on someone or something
expr infmlGo easy on that boy, he didn't know he was doing anything wrong — Будьте помягче с этим мальчиком, он не знал, что поступает нехорошо
Go easy on that bottle, it's the last one — Давай пить понемногу, это последняя бутылка
Go easy on the salt — Смотри, не пересоли
You should go easy on politics if you want to avoid an argument with him — С ним не следует затрагивать слишком острых вопросов в политике, а то можно поссориться
Try going easier on the brakes, will you, or you'll have me through the wind screen — Ты тише жми на тормоза, а то я тебе стекло лбом расшибу
The doctor says I must go easy on the booze — Врач говорит, что мне нужно ограничить употребление алкоголя
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > go easy on someone or something
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4 get out of
transitive verb1) (leave) verlassen [Zimmer, Haus, Stadt, Land]; (cause to leave) entfernen aus; (extract from) herausziehen aus; (bring or take out of) herausholen; (leak from) austreten aus; (withdraw from) abheben [Geld] vonget something out of one's head or mind — sich (Dat.) etwas aus dem Kopf schlagen
2) (escape) herauskommen aus; (avoid) herumkommen um (ugs.); sich drücken vor (+ Dat.) (ugs.) [Arbeit]3) (gain from) herausholen [Geld] aus; machen (ugs.) od. erzielen [Gewinn] beiget a word/the truth/a confession out of somebody — aus jemandem ein Wort/die Wahrheit/ein Geständnis herausbringen
get the best/most out of somebody/something — das Beste/Meiste aus jemandem/etwas herausholen
* * *(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?) sich befreien von, abhalten* * *vi1. (leave)\get out of out of here/my house! verschwinde von hier/aus meinem Haus!2. (escape)3. (avoid)4. (stop)to \get out of out of a habit eine Gewohnheit ablegen5. AM\get out of out of here! das glaub ich dir nicht!* * *A v/i1. (her)aussteigen aus3. sich etwas abgewöhnen:get out of a habit eine Gewohnheit ablegen;get out of the habit of smoking sich das Rauchen abgewöhnen5. sich drücken vor (dat) umg:get out of doing sth sich davor drücken, etwas zu tunB v/ta) ich hatte nichts davon,b) ich ging leer aus;I can’t get anything out of this book ich kann diesem Buch nichts abgewinnen;what do people get out of drinking? was haben die Leute davon, wenn sie trinken?* * *transitive verb1) (leave) verlassen [Zimmer, Haus, Stadt, Land]; (cause to leave) entfernen aus; (extract from) herausziehen aus; (bring or take out of) herausholen; (leak from) austreten aus; (withdraw from) abheben [Geld] vonget something out of one's head or mind — sich (Dat.) etwas aus dem Kopf schlagen
2) (escape) herauskommen aus; (avoid) herumkommen um (ugs.); sich drücken vor (+ Dat.) (ugs.) [Arbeit]3) (gain from) herausholen [Geld] aus; machen (ugs.) od. erzielen [Gewinn] beiget a word/the truth/a confession out of somebody — aus jemandem ein Wort/die Wahrheit/ein Geständnis herausbringen
get the best/most out of somebody/something — das Beste/Meiste aus jemandem/etwas herausholen
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5 get out of
get out of [sth.]1) uscire da [building, bed, meeting]; scendere da [ vehicle]; uscire da [ prison]; uscire da, lasciare [ organization]; sfuggire a, sottrarsi a [ responsibilities]2) (avoid doing) sottrarsi a, evitare [appointment, meeting]3) (no longer do) perdere [ habit]4) (gain from)* * *(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?) evitare* * *1. vt + adv + prep(extract: confession, words) tirare fuori di bocca a, (gain from: pleasure, benefit) trarre da2. vi + adv + prep1)See:get out 2.(difficulty) togliersi da, (escape: duty, punishment) sottrarsi a2)* * *get out of [sth.]1) uscire da [building, bed, meeting]; scendere da [ vehicle]; uscire da [ prison]; uscire da, lasciare [ organization]; sfuggire a, sottrarsi a [ responsibilities]2) (avoid doing) sottrarsi a, evitare [appointment, meeting]3) (no longer do) perdere [ habit]4) (gain from) -
6 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) stikke halen mellem benene* * *(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) stikke halen mellem benene -
7 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?) slippe for; undgå* * *(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?) slippe for; undgå -
8 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?) librarse, ahorrar(se), evitar, zafarse de1) v + adv + prep + oa) ( avoid) \<\<obligation\>\> librarse or salvarse dehe signed the contract so he can't get out of it — firmó el contrato, así que no tiene escapatoria
to get out of -ing — librarse or salvarse de + inf
b) ( give up)I'd got(ten) out of the habit of setting my alarm clock — había perdido la costumbre de poner el despertador
2) v + o + adv + prep + oa) ( extract) \<\<informationuth\>\> sonsacar*, sacar*b) (derive, gain) \<\<money/profit\>\> sacar*but what do we get out of this deal? — ¿pero nosotros qué ganamos con or qué sacamos de este negocio?
1. VI + PREP1) (=escape) [+ duty, punishment] librarse de; [+ difficulty] salir desome people will do anything to get out of paying taxes — algunas personas hacen lo imposible para librarse de pagar impuestos
how are you going to get out of this one? — ¿cómo vas a salir de esta?
2) (=lose)get 1., 1)2.* * *1) v + adv + prep + oa) ( avoid) \<\<obligation\>\> librarse or salvarse dehe signed the contract so he can't get out of it — firmó el contrato, así que no tiene escapatoria
to get out of -ing — librarse or salvarse de + inf
b) ( give up)I'd got(ten) out of the habit of setting my alarm clock — había perdido la costumbre de poner el despertador
2) v + o + adv + prep + oa) ( extract) \<\<information/truth\>\> sonsacar*, sacar*b) (derive, gain) \<\<money/profit\>\> sacar*but what do we get out of this deal? — ¿pero nosotros qué ganamos con or qué sacamos de este negocio?
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9 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.)v + adv (+ prep + o) (colloq) acobardarse, achicarse* (fam), rajarse (fam)to chicken out of something: she chickened out of telling him — no se atrevió a decírselo
VI + ADV rajarseto chicken out of sth/doing sth: he chickened out of the audition — se rajó y no se presentó a la prueba
he chickened out of asking her to dinner — se rajó y no la invitó a cenar, no se atrevió a invitarla a cenar
* * *v + adv (+ prep + o) (colloq) acobardarse, achicarse* (fam), rajarse (fam)to chicken out of something: she chickened out of telling him — no se atrevió a decírselo
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10 chicken out
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11 displacement activity
1) Общая лексика: something that is done in order to avoid doing something else that you do not want to think about2) Этология: смещённая активность -
12 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) guggna, heykjast -
13 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?) koma(st) undan e-u -
14 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) kiszáll vmiből -
15 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?) kibújik (vmi alól) -
16 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) atemorizar-se -
17 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?) evitar -
18 chicken out
v. çekinmek, kaçınmak* * *(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) korkup çekilmek/kaçmak -
19 get out of
kaçınmak, bırakabilmek, kurtulmak, sağlamak, kazanmak* * *kaç* * *(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?) kaçmak, kaytarmak -
20 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) ustrašiti se
См. также в других словарях:
wriggle out of (doing) something — showing disapproval phrase to avoid doing something by making excuses Don’t try and wriggle out of doing your homework. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry: wriggle … Useful english dictionary
worm your way out of doing something — worm your way out of (doing) something phrase to avoid doing something by making excuses or giving clever reasons Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry: worm … Useful english dictionary
flinch from (doing) something — usually in negatives phrase to avoid dealing with a difficult responsibility or decision We won’t flinch from making tough decisions. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry: flinch … Useful english dictionary
hold back from doing something — hold back (from (doing something)) to avoid doing something. Unable to hold back, we screamed with laughter. We were worried about viewers reactions, so we held back from broadcasting the show … New idioms 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
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(to) fall avoid the trap of doing something — to fall into/avoid the trap of doing sth idiom to do/avoid doing sth that is a mistake but which seems at first to be a good idea • Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children. Main entry: ↑trapidiom … Useful english dictionary
fight shy of doing something — fight shy of (something/doing something) to try to avoid something. He fought shy of entering his poems in the competition, although everyone said he should. Ellen fights shy of parties she hates crowds … New idioms dictionary
shy away from doing something — shy away from (something/doing something) to avoid something. I tend to shy away from big guitar solos on records. At first, some companies shied away from selling merchandise on the Internet, but not for long … New idioms dictionary
(to) fall into the trap of doing something — to fall into/avoid the trap of doing sth idiom to do/avoid doing sth that is a mistake but which seems at first to be a good idea • Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children. Main entry: ↑trapidiom … Useful english dictionary
wriggle out of something of doing something — ˌwriggle ˈout of sth/out of doing sth derived (informal, disapproving) to avoid doing sth that you should do, especially by thinking of clever excuses • He tried desperately to wriggle out of giving a clear answer. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
