AVOID - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

avoid [əˈvɔɪd] VB trans

1. avoid (stay away from):

to avoid sb/sth

jdn/etw meiden [o. aus dem Weg gehen]

to avoid sb's eyes

jds Blicken ausweichen

to avoid sb/sth like the plague

jdn/etw wie die Pest meiden inf

to avoid doing sth

es vermeiden, etw zu tun

2. avoid (prevent sth happening):

to avoid sth

etw vermeiden [o. umgehen]

I'm not going if I can possibly avoid it

wenn ich es irgendwie vermeiden kann, werde ich nicht [hin]gehen

to avoid the danger

die Gefahr meiden

to avoid the danger (specific occasion)

der Gefahr entgehen

to narrowly avoid sth

etw dat knapp entgehen

to studiously avoid sth

etw sorgfältig vermeiden

3. avoid (not hit):

to avoid sth obstacle

etw dat ausweichen

OpenDict entry

avoid VB

to avoid a declaration LAW

eine Erklärung anfechten

avoid customs duty phrase handel

avoid customs duty

Zoll umgehen

Present

I	avoid
you	avoid
he/she/it	avoids
we	avoid
you	avoid
they	avoid

Past

I	avoided
you	avoided
he/she/it	avoided
we	avoided
you	avoided
they	avoided

Present Perfect

I	have	avoided
you	have	avoided
he/she/it	has	avoided
we	have	avoided
you	have	avoided
they	have	avoided

Past Perfect

I	had	avoided
you	had	avoided
he/she/it	had	avoided
we	had	avoided
you	had	avoided
they	had	avoided