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21 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) meglóg vki elől -
22 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) meglóg vki elől -
23 have nothing to do with
1) (to avoid completely: After he came out of prison, many of his friends would have nothing to do with him.) nincs kapcsolatban vmivel, vkivel2) ((also be nothing to do with) to be something that a person ought not to be interested in: This letter has/is nothing to do with you.) semmi köze vmihez, vkihez -
24 hedge
kordon, sövény, élősövény, sövénykerítés, sorfal to hedge: nem vall színt, beültet, sövénnyel bekerít, nyír* * *[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.) élősövény2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) nem vall színt2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) sövénnyel bekerít•- hedgehog- hedgerow -
25 hold one's breath
(to stop breathing (often because of anxiety or to avoid being heard): He held his breath as he watched the daring acrobat.) visszatartja a lélegzetét -
26 infection
elkobozhatóvá válás, fertőzés, umlaut, ragály* * *[-ʃən]1) (the process of infecting or state of being infected: You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection.) fertőzés2) (a disease: a throat infection.) fertőzés -
27 keep at arm's length
(to avoid becoming too friendly with someone: She keeps her new neighbours at arm's length.) távol tart magától -
28 lazy
henyélő, lusta* * *['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.) lusta- lazily- laziness
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29 make oneself scarce
(to run away or stay away, especially in order to avoid trouble: As soon as the police arrived, he made himself scarce.) elillan, lelép -
30 malinger
betegnek tetteti magát, szimulál* * *[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.) szimulál -
31 miss
kisasszony, elvétés, elhibázás, eltévesztés to miss: elszalaszt, nem talál (lövedék), elvét, hiányol* * *[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.)2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.)3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.)4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.)5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.)6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.)7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.)8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.)9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.)10) ((of an engine) to misfire.)2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.)- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat -
32 motorist
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33 pick one's way
(to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc): She picked her way between the puddles.) óvatosan lépked -
34 pitfall
csapda, kelepce, verem* * *noun (a possible danger: She has managed to avoid most of the pitfalls of life.) csapda -
35 precaution
óvatosság, elővigyázat* * *[pri'ko:ʃən](care taken to avoid accidents, disease etc: They took every precaution to ensure that their journey would be safe and enjoyable.) óvatosság -
36 refrain
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37 save one's face
(to avoid appearing stupid or wrong: I refuse to accept the reponsibility for that error just to save your face - it's your fault.) megőrzi a tekintélyét -
38 scandal
botrány* * *['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) botrány2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) botrány3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) pletyka•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously -
39 scrape through
(to only just avoid failing: He scraped through his exams.) átcsúszik (vizsgán) -
40 shirk
kitér vmi elől, kihúzza magát vmi alól* * *[ʃə:k](to avoid doing, accepting responsibility for etc (something one ought to): She shirked telling him the bad news that night.) kitér (vmi elől)- shirker
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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
Avoid — A*void , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avoided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Avoiding}.] [OF. esvuidier, es (L. ex) + vuidier, voidier, to empty. See {Void}, a.] 1. To empty. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] 2. To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
avoid — avoid, avert, evade Avoid and evade overlap in meaning, but evade has a stronger sense of guile or trickery in escaping from an obligation (such as paying income tax). Avert means ‘to turn aside’ (which is its literal meaning in averting one s… … Modern English usage
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
