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avert [əˈvɜ:t, Am -ˈvɜ:rt] VB trans

1. avert (prevent):

предотвраща́ть

2. avert (turn away):

to avert one's eyes from sth

отводи́ть глаза́ [или взгляд] от чего́-ли́бо

to avert one's thoughts from sth

отвлека́ть чьи-ли́бо мы́сли от чего́-ли́бо

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Some behavior problems may be averted through parrot training. en.wikipedia.org

How closely disaster was averted is again debatable. en.wikipedia.org

Lone characters with long noses and whimsical, often averted eyes feature heavily of his work. en.wikipedia.org

He succeeded in at least in one case in averting the death penalty. en.wikipedia.org

The villains' plans can not be completed or averted before act five. en.wikipedia.org

The immediate threat is averted but the enemy is not defeated, suggesting that further novels in the series were intended. en.wikipedia.org

This presumably averted nuclear warfare which would likely have ensued had the torpedo been fired. en.wikipedia.org

A serious accident was averted by the actions of an observant train driver, and the line was restricted for several days for repairs. en.wikipedia.org

It also sought to avert the declining trend in youth readership. en.wikipedia.org

Disaster is averted by prompt action by the other residents. en.wikipedia.org

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