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61 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.) économie2) (organization of money and resources: the country's economy; household economy.) économie•- economic- economical - economically - economics - economist - economize - economise -
62 efface
[i'feis]1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) effacer2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) (s')effacer -
63 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) échapper à2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) échapper à•- elusive -
64 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.) pécher par excès de -
65 evade
[i'veid](to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill.) éviter- evasion- evasive - evasively - evasiveness -
66 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.) clôture2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) clôturer- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) faire de l'escrime2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) se dérober•- fencing -
67 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) éviter à tout prix -
68 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?) (se) soustraire à -
69 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) fausser compagnie à -
70 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) fausser compagnie à -
71 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.) ignorer2) ((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.) n'avoir rien à voir avec -
72 hedge
[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) haie2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) chercher des faux-fuyants2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) enclore•- hedgehog- hedgerow -
73 hold one's breath
(to stop breathing (often because of anxiety or to avoid being heard): He held his breath as he watched the daring acrobat.) retenir son souffle -
74 infection
[-ʃən]1) (the process of infecting or state of being infected: You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection.) infection2) (a disease: a throat infection.) infection -
75 keep at arm's length
(to avoid becoming too friendly with someone: She keeps her new neighbours at arm's length.) tenir (qqn) à distance -
76 lazy
['leizi](too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) paresseux- lazily- laziness - lazy-bones -
77 make oneself scarce
(to run away or stay away, especially in order to avoid trouble: As soon as the police arrived, he made himself scarce.) s'esquiver -
78 malinger
[mə'liŋɡə](to pretend to be unwell eg in order to avoid work: He says he's ill, but I think he's just malingering.) tirer au flanc -
79 miss
[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) manquer2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) rater3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) manquer4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) regretter5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) remarquer l'absence/la disparition de6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) manquer7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) manquer8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) rater9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) échapper à10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) avoir des ratés2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) coup raté/manqué- missing- go missing - miss out - miss the boat -
80 motorist
noun (a person who drives a motor car: The motorist could not avoid hitting the dog.) automobiliste
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