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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.) vengti -
2 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) apsieiti be2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) leisti sau3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) pasigailėti4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) pagailėti5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) gailėtis6) (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.) apsaugoti2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) atliekamas2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) laisvas3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) atsarginė dalis2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) atsarginis ratas•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
3 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) pabėgti2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) išvengti3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) praslysti, išslysti4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) veržtis, nutekėti2. 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.) pabėgimas, nutekėjimas- escapism- escapist -
4 -proof
(able to withstand or avoid something: waterproof covering.) atsparus, nepralaidus -
5 be on the safe side
(to avoid risk or danger: I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.) dėl visa ko -
6 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) prie, šalia2) (past: going by the house.) pro3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.)4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.)6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.)7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) iki8) (during the time of.) laiku, metu9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.)10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) iš11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.)12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) iš2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) netoliese2) (past: A dog ran by.) pro šalį3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) į šalį•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) apvažiuoti- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way -
7 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) išsigąsti -
8 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) konservatyvus2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) konservatyvus, konservatorių -
9 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.) daryti6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) padaryti7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) atlikti8) (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?) tikti, uþtekti9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) mokytis, studijuoti10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) sektis11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) tvarkyti12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) daryti13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) atiduoti, parodyti14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) padaryti15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apþiûrëti2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) pobûvis, vakarëlis- 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 -
10 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.) išsisukti, vengti, šmurkštelėti2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) išsisukimas, vengimas2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) gudrybė•- dodgy -
11 draft
1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) apmatai, projektas2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) atrankinė grupė3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) čekis4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) šaukimas į kariuomenę2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) padaryti apmatus/projektà2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) imti á kariuomenæ•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
- draftsman -
12 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) murkdyti2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) pasilenktiII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) antis2) (a female duck. See also drake.) antis3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) nulinis rezultatas•- duckling -
13 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.) taupumas2) (organization of money and resources: the country's economy; household economy.) ūkis, ekonomika•- economic- economical
- economically
- economics
- economist
- economize
- economise -
14 efface
[i'feis]1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) ištrinti2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) likti nepastebimam, laikytis nuošaliai -
15 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) pasprukti nuo2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) būti nepagaunamam, išslysti•- elusive -
16 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) klysti ką nors darant -
17 evade
[i'veid](to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill.) išvengti, išsisukti- evasion- evasive
- evasively
- evasiveness -
18 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.) tvora2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) (ap)tverti- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) fechtuotis2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) vengti atsakyti, išsisukinėti nuo atsakymo•- fencing -
19 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) vengti -
20 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?) iš(si)sukti
См. также в других словарях:
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
