What is 'evitar' called in English?

'evitar' in English is called "Avoid". Avoid refers to: Mantenerse alejado de alguien o algo, o impedir que algo suceda.

How do you pronounce 'Avoid' and 'evitar'?

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English: "She tried to avoid eye contact with him." | Spanish: "Ella intentó evitar el contacto visual con él."

verb

English to Spanish Dictionary

evitar

Sinónimos:eludirprevenir

evitar in English:avoid

Phonetic:e-bi-tár

Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de avoid en español es evitar. (Mantenerse alejado de alguien o algo, o impedir que algo suceda.)

1
verb
evitar
To keep away from someone or something, or to prevent something from happening.
Mantenerse alejado de alguien o algo, o impedir que algo suceda.
2
verb
evitar
To refrain from doing something or to escape from a duty or responsibility.
Abstenerse de hacer algo o escapar de un deber o responsabilidad.

“She tried to avoid eye contact with him.”

Ella intentó evitar el contacto visual con él.

“You should avoid eating too much sugar.”

Deberías evitar comer demasiado azúcar.

“He managed to avoid the traffic jam by taking a different route.”

Logró evitar el atasco tomando una ruta diferente.

In Spanish:

eludirprevenir

In English:

evadeshundodgecircumventsteer clear of

In Spanish:

enfrentarbuscar

In English:

past tenseavoided

present participleavoiding

nounavoidance

adjectiveavoidable

adjectiveunavoidable

avoid at all costsexpression

To make every effort to prevent something from happening or to stay away from something.

avoid the issuecollocation

To deliberately not discuss a difficult or unpleasant subject.

avoid contactcollocation

To prevent or refrain from physical or social interaction with someone or something.