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1 avoid something like the plague
avoid somebody/something like the plague шарахаться/бежать как от чумы; сторонитьсяWhat's wrong with Bob? Everyone avoids him like the plague.
Since Wolfgang was bitten, he avoided dogs like the plague.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > avoid something like the plague
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2 avoid something as the devil avoids holy water
Общая лексика: бояться, как черт ладанаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > avoid something as the devil avoids holy water
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4 avoid someone or something like the plague
избегать как чумыI don’t like opera. I avoid it like the plague.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > avoid someone or something like the plague
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6 avoid someone/something like the plague
avoid someone/something like the plagueiemand/iets schuwen als de pestEnglish-Dutch dictionary > avoid someone/something like the plague
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7 avoid somebody like the plague
avoid somebody/something like the plague шарахаться/бежать как от чумы; сторонитьсяWhat's wrong with Bob? Everyone avoids him like the plague.
Since Wolfgang was bitten, he avoided dogs like the plague.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > avoid somebody like the plague
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8 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. -
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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 -
10 something that is done in order to avoid doing something else that you do not want to think about
General subject: displacement activityУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > something that is done in order to avoid doing something else that you do not want to think about
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11 avoid someone or something like the plague
Пословица: как чёрт от ладанаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > avoid someone or something like the plague
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12 Avoid someone or something like the plague.
<04> Как черт от ладана. Fixed phrases (Устойчивые выражения).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Avoid someone or something like the plague.
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13 avoid someone or something like the plague
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > avoid someone or something like the plague
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14 avoid someone or something like the plague
English-Russian Idioms illustrated collection > avoid someone or something like the plague
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15 avoid someone something
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16 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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17 organizing a picnic now that's something you should avoid being roped into
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > organizing a picnic now that's something you should avoid being roped into
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19 éviter
éviter [evite]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to avoid2. reflexive verb► s'évitera. ( = se fuir) to avoid each other* * *evite1) ( esquiver) to avoid [obstacle, piéton]; to dodge [balle, coup]2) ( se soustraire à) to avoid [crise, erreur]3) ( s'abstenir de)éviter quelque chose/de faire — to avoid something/doing
4) ( épargner)* * *evite vt1) [obstacle, danger, erreur] to avoid2) [personne à qui on ne veut pas parler] to avoidDepuis ce problème, il m'évite. — Since that problem, he's been avoiding me.
* * *éviter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( esquiver) to avoid [obstacle, piéton]; to dodge [balle, coup]; je n'ai pas pu éviter l'arbre I couldn't avoid the tree;2 ( s'efforcer de ne pas rencontrer) to avoid [personne]; depuis, elle m'évite since then, she's been avoiding me;3 ( se soustraire à) to avoid [problème, crise, erreur, dérapage]; pour éviter la contagion to avoid being infected;4 ( s'abstenir de) éviter qch/de faire to avoid sth/doing; évitez le sucre or de manger du sucre avoid sugar ou eating sugar; il faut éviter que cela (ne) se reproduise we must make sure it doesn't happen again;5 ( épargner) éviter qch à qn to save sb sth; pour leur éviter des ennuis to save them trouble; je voulais t'éviter une dépense I wanted to spare you the expense; éviter à qn de faire to save sb (from) doing; cela m'évitera d'y aller/de leur téléphoner it'll save me from going there/from phoning them; je lis, cela m'évite de penser à eux/m'ennuyer I read, it keeps me from thinking about them/getting bored.B vi Naut [navire] to swing at anchor.C s'éviter vpr [personnes] to avoid one another.[evite] verbe transitif1. [ne pas subir - coup] to avoid ; [ - danger] to avoid, to steer clear of ; [ - corvée] to avoid, to shunéviter que: pour éviter que la mayonnaise (ne) tourne to prevent the mayonnaise from ou to stop the mayonnaise curdling4. [lieu, situation] to avoidj'évite les restaurants, ils sont trop enfumés I avoid going into restaurants, they're too smoky5. [maladresse, impair] to avoidéviter de faire quelque chose to avoid doing something, to try not to do something6. [aliment] to avoid7. [épargner]évitons-lui tout souci let's keep him from worrying (about anything) ou spare him any worries————————[evite] verbe intransitif————————s'éviter verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————s'éviter verbe pronominal transitifs'éviter quelque chose to save ou to spare oneself something -
20 ausweichen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. (Platz machen) make way ( Dat for); (auch den Zusammenstoß vermeiden) get out of the way (of); einem Fußgänger etc. ausweichen avoid hitting a pedestrian etc.; einem Schlag etc. ausweichen dodge a blow etc.; nach rechts / links ausweichen swerve to the right / left; ich konnte ihm gerade noch ausweichen Autofahrer: I just missed him, I just managed to swerve out of the way in time; Fußgänger: he just missed me, I just managed to jump out of the way in time2. fig. (ausweichend antworten) be evasive ( oder non-committal), hedge; jemandem / etw. ausweichen avoid s.o. / s.th.; einem Thema ausweichen auch talk (a-) round a subject; einer Entscheidung ausweichen avoid making a decision; er weicht meinen Fragen aus he won’t answer my questions3. ausweichen auf (+ Akk) switch to; (Straße etc.) auch take (instead); (Termin, Möglichkeit, Nächstbestes) fall back on4. MUS. modulate (in + Akk into)* * *das Ausweichenrunaround* * *aus|wei|chenvi sep irreg aux sein1) (= Hindernis, Gefahr umgehen) to get out of the way (+dat of); (= Platz machen) to make way (+dat for)nach rechts áúsweichen — to get out of the way/to make way by going to the right
2) (= zu entgehen versuchen) (lit) to get out of the way; (fig) to evade the issueáúsweichen (lit) — to avoid sth; (fig) to evade or dodge (inf) sth
jdm/einer Begegnung áúsweichen — to avoid sb/a meeting
dem Feind áúsweichen — to avoid (contact with) the enemy
eine áúsweichende Antwort — an evasive answer
3)* * *1) (to keep away from (a place, person or thing): He drove carefully to avoid the holes in the road; Avoid the subject of money.) avoid2) (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.) dodge3) (an act of dodging.) dodge4) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) fence5) (to step to one side: He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him.) sidestep6) (to avoid: to sidestep a problem.) sidestep* * *aus|wei·chenvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein1. (Hindernis, Gefahr vermeiden)2. (zu entgehen versuchen)▪ [jdm/etw] \ausweichen to evade [or avoid] [sb/sth]▪ \ausweichend evasive3. (als Alternative beschreiten)* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein[nach] rechts/nach der Seite ausweichen — move to the right/move aside to make way/get out of the way
einem Schlag/ Angriff ausweichen — dodge a blow/evade an attack
dem Feind ausweichen — avoid [contact with] the enemy
einer Frage/Entscheidung ausweichen — evade a question/decision
2) (zurückgreifen)auf etwas (Akk.) ausweichen — switch [over] to something
* * *ausweichen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)einem Fußgänger etcausweichen avoid hitting a pedestrian etc;einem Schlag etcausweichen dodge a blow etc;nach rechts/links ausweichen swerve to the right/left;ich konnte ihm gerade noch ausweichen Autofahrer: I just missed him, I just managed to swerve out of the way in time; Fußgänger: he just missed me, I just managed to jump out of the way in timejemandem/etwas ausweichen avoid sb/sth;einem Thema ausweichen auch talk (a-)round a subject;einer Entscheidung ausweichen avoid making a decision;er weicht meinen Fragen aus he won’t answer my questions3.ausweichen auf (+akk) switch to; (Straße etc) auch take (instead); (Termin, Möglichkeit, Nächstbestes) fall back on4. MUS modulate (in +akk into)* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (Platz machen) make way (Dat. for); (wegen Gefahren, Hindernissen) get out of the way (Dat. of)[nach] rechts/nach der Seite ausweichen — move to the right/move aside to make way/get out of the way
einem Schlag/ Angriff ausweichen — dodge a blow/evade an attack
dem Feind ausweichen — avoid [contact with] the enemy
einer Frage/Entscheidung ausweichen — evade a question/decision
auf etwas (Akk.) ausweichen — switch [over] to something
* * *n.evasion n.
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