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1 avoid
[ə'vɔɪd]vtto avoid doing sth — unikać (uniknąć perf) (z)robienia czegoś
* * *[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.) uniknąć -
2 refrain
[rɪ'freɪn] 1. vi2. nto refrain from doing sth — powstrzymywać się (powstrzymać się perf) od (z)robienia czegoś
refren m* * *I [rə'frein] noun(a line of words or music repeated regularly in a song, especially at the end of or after each verse; a chorus.) refrenII [rə'frein] verb((with from) not to do; to avoid: You are asked to refrain from smoking / from (drinking) alcohol.) powstrzymać się -
3 shrink
[ʃrɪŋk] 1. pt shrank, pp shrunk, vi 2. n ( inf)( pej) psychiatra m* * *I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) kurczyć się2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) cofać się3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) wstrzymywać się•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psychiatra
См. также в других словарях:
avoid — verb 1 prevent sth; choose not to do sth ADVERB ▪ altogether ▪ It is sometimes impossible to avoid conflict altogether. ▪ actively, assiduously, carefully, consciously, deliberately … Collocations dictionary
avoid something like the plague — avoid someone/something/like the plague phrase to be determined to keep away from someone or something completely If I were you, I’d avoid him like the plague. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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 somebody like the plague — avoid sb/sth like the ˈplague idiom (informal) to try very hard not to meet sb, do sth, etc • She s been avoiding me like the plague since the party last Saturday. Main entry: ↑avoididiom … Useful english dictionary
avoid — verb (T) 1 to do something to prevent something bad from happening: The other car swerved, trying to avoid a collision. | avoid doing sth: This leaflet tells you how to avoid getting ill while travelling. 2 to deliberately stay away from someone… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
avoid — a|void W1S2 [əˈvɔıd] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esvuidier, from vuidier to empty ] 1.) to prevent something bad from happening ▪ Road safety is taught to young children to avoid road accidents. ▪ It is important to take… … Dictionary of contemporary English
get off sth — UK US get off (sth) or get sb off (sth) Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► LAW to avoid punishment, or to help another person to avoid punishment for something: »She was charged with fraud, but her lawyer… … Financial and business terms
get sb off sth — UK US get off (sth) or get sb off (sth) Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► LAW to avoid punishment, or to help another person to avoid punishment for something: »She was charged with fraud, but her lawyer… … Financial and business terms
(to) fall avoid the trap of doing something — to fall into/avoid the trap of doing sth idiom to do/avoid doing sth that is a mistake but which seems at first to be a good idea • Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children. Main entry: ↑trapidiom … Useful english dictionary
be on your guard against sth — be on your guard (against sth) ► to be careful to avoid being tricked or getting into a dangerous situation: »Stores must always be on their guard against credit card fraud. Main Entry: ↑guard … Financial and business terms
fend sb/sth off — UK US fend sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with fend({{}}/fend/ verb ► to avoid dealing with something that is unpleasant or difficult: »The publisher offered shareholders a special dividend to try to fend off a hostile takeover bid from a competitor … Financial and business terms