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avoid [ə'vɔɪd]∎ she avoided my eyes elle évita mon regard;∎ we can't avoid inviting them nous ne pouvons pas faire autrement que de les inviter;∎ you've been avoiding me tu m'évites;∎ they couldn't avoid hitting the car ils n'ont pas pu éviter la voiture;∎ avoid giving them too much information évitez de leur donner trop d'informations;∎ to avoid the truth refuser de voir la réalité en face;∎ don't avoid the issue n'essaie pas d'éviter ou d'éluder la question; -
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avoid [əˈvɔɪd]* * *[ə'vɔɪd]transitive verb1) ( prevent) éviter2) ( keep away from) éviter [person, location, gaze, nuisance]; esquiver [issue, question] -
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AVOID, SHUN, ESCAPEГлаголы avoid и shun означают 'стараться избегнуть, стараться не прийти в соприкосновение', часто соответствуют русскому глаголу несовершенного вида избегать и могут взаимозаменяться, сохраняя, однако, различие в стилистической окраске (shun имеет литературно-книжный оттенок): to avoid (to shun) a person one fears or dislikes, to avoid (to shun) a scurce of contagion. Escape имеет значение 'спастись' и 'спасаться' (от опасности, наказания и т. д.) и соответствует русским глаголам 'избегать и избежать (в отличие от avoid и shun употребляется только с отвлеченными существительными): to escape danger, to escape death, to escape suspicion, to escape discovery, to escape infection.Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > avoid
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5 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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1 ( prevent) éviter [accident, error, dispute, penalty] ; to avoid doing éviter de faire ; it is to be avoided c'est à éviter ;2 ( keep away from) éviter [person, location, nuisance] ; éviter [gaze] ; esquiver [issue, question] ; -
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avoid [əˊvɔɪd] v1) избега́ть, сторони́ться2) уклоня́ться3) юр. отменя́ть, аннули́ровать -
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10 avoid an agreement
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11 avoid taxes
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12 avoid wrongful behavior
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14 avoid making offhand remarks
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15 avoid someone painstakingly
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16 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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17 avoid the crush
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19 avoid copy protection
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > avoid copy protection
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avoid v vermeiden, ausweichenEnglish-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > avoid
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