avert in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for avert in the English»Italian Dictionary

avert [Brit əˈvəːt, Am əˈvərt] VB trans

1. avert (avoid, prevent):

avert disaster, crisis, liquidation, criticism

evitare, prevenire

2. avert (turn away):

to avert one's eyes, gaze from sth

distogliere gli occhi, lo sguardo da qc also fig

Translations for avert in the Italian»English Dictionary

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stornare pericolo

to avert

provocare, evitare una sciagura

to cause, to avert a disaster

scansare pericolo

to avert

distogliere gli occhi or lo sguardo da qc

to avert one's eyes or gaze from sth, to take one's eye off sth

prevenire crisi, critica, disastro

to avert

allontanare curiosi

to avert

allontanare

to avert

distogliere lo sguardo da qc

to avert one's eyes or gaze from sth, to take one's eyes off sth, to look away from sth

avert in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for avert in the English»Italian Dictionary

avert [ə·ˈvɜ:rt] VB trans

1. avert (prevent):

avert

prevenire

2. avert (turn away):

to avert one's eyes from sth

distogliere lo sguardo da qc

to avert one's thoughts from sth

allontanare il pensiero da qc

Translations for avert in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scongiurare

to avert

allontanare (scongiurare: pericolo, sospetto)

to avert

avert Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to avert one's eyes from sth

distogliere lo sguardo da qc

to avert one's thoughts from sth

allontanare il pensiero da qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He also wanted to avert any suspicion of his real activities.

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The occupants must enter a series of numbers into the computer every 108 minutes to avert unknown consequences.

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How closely disaster was averted is again debatable.

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Some behavior problems may be averted through parrot training.

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They may strive to avert the day, but they grapple with the tub at last.

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Disaster is averted by prompt action by the other residents.

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This direct public action was credited with averting the proposed closure.

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Ultimately, we are left with the question, how much are we prepared to pay in order to avert imminent death as individuals.

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All dreaded it, all sought to avert it.

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Further investigation revealed that hormone mimicking alkylphenols affiliate with the oestradiol receptor and averts the proper binding and function of oestradiol.

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