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61 -proof
(able to withstand or avoid something: waterproof covering.) à prova de -
62 be on the safe side
(to avoid risk or danger: I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.) garantir-seEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be on the safe side
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63 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) perto de2) (past: going by the house.) perto de3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por, através de6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) até8) (during the time of.) durante9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) em, de10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) por12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) por perto2) (past: A dog ran by.) por aqui3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de lado•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) desviar- bystander - by and by - by and large - by oneself - by the way -
64 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) tirar o corpo -
65 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) conservador2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) conservador -
66 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.) fazer6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fazer7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) realizar8) (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?) dar certo9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) fazer10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranjar, fazer12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fazer, agir13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fazer14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) evento- 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 -
67 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.) esquivar2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) esquiva2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) artimanha•- dodgy -
68 draft
1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) rascunho2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) destacamento3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) ordem de pagamento4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) alistamento2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) esboçar2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) alistar•- draft dodger - draft evasion - draftsman -
69 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) dar caldo2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) esquivar-seII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) pato2) (a female duck. See also drake.) pata3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) duck•- duckling -
70 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.) economia2) (organization of money and resources: the country's economy; household economy.) economia•- economic- economical - economically - economics - economist - economize - economise -
71 efface
[i'feis]1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) apagar2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) apagar(-se) -
72 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) esquivar2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) escapar•- elusive -
73 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.) pecar por excesso de -
74 evade
[i'veid](to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill.) evadir- evasion- evasive - evasively - evasiveness -
75 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.) cerca2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) cercar- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) esgrimir2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) esquivar-se•- fencing -
76 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) esquivar-se -
77 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 -
78 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) burlar a vigilância deEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > give (someone) the slip
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79 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) burlar a vigilância deEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > give (someone) the slip
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80 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.) não querer nada com2) ((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.) não ter nada a ver comEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > have nothing to do with
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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 , 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
