AVOIDING - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

English

Spanish

avoid [Am əˈvɔɪd, Brit əˈvɔɪd] VB trans

1. avoid (keep away from):

avoid obstacle/place

evitar

avoid topic/question

evitar

avoid topic/question

eludir

avoid blow

esquivar

avoid blow

eludir

why are you avoiding me?

¿por qué me rehúyes?

why are you avoiding me?

¿por qué intentas eludirme?

she avoided his eyes

evitó mirarlo a los ojos

she avoided his eyes

le eludió la mirada

I'd managed to avoid being noticed until then

había logrado pasar inadvertido hasta entonces

2. avoid (refrain from):

avoid

evitar

to avoid -ing

evitar +  infin

avoid drawing attention to yourself

evita llamar la atención

avoid drawing attention to yourself

procura no llamar la atención

you can't avoid seeing her occasionally

no puedes evitar verla de vez en cuando

3. avoid (save oneself from):

avoid trouble/embarrassment/accident

evitar

I don't pay if I can avoid it

si puedo evitarlo, no pago

to avoid -ing

evitar +  infin

she only just avoided being sent to prison

se salvó de ir a la cárcel por muy poco

they're very skillful at avoiding confrontations

son muy hábiles or tienen mucha habilidad para evitar enfrentamientos

to make/avoid eye contact with sb

mirar/evitar mirar a alguien a los ojos

Spanish

English

es brillante en el desmarque

he is brilliant at avoiding his markers

la manera más eficaz de evitarlo

the most effective means of avoiding it

soslayar dificultad/obstáculo

to avoid

soslayar pregunta

to avoid

eludir problema

to avoid

eludir pago

to avoid

eludir

to avoid

me ha estado eludiendo toda la semana

she's been avoiding o dodging me all week

consiguió eludir a los periodistas

he managed to avoid o elude the reporters

esquivar

to avoid

esquivar pregunta

to avoid

esquivar problema/dificultad

to avoid

esquivar responsabilidad

to avoid

obviar

to avoid

evadir dificultad/peligro/problema

to avoid

evadir responsabilidad

to avoid

evadir pregunta

to avoid

intentando evadir a los periodistas

in an attempt to avoid the journalists

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

avoid [əˈvɔɪd] VB trans

avoid

evitar

avoid (when moving)

esquivar

to avoid doing sth

evitar hacer algo

to avoid paying taxes

evadir impuestos

Spanish

English

evadir (evitar: problema, persona)

to avoid

evadir la mirada de alguien

to avoid sb's gaze

soslayar

to avoid

dar esquinazo a alguien (rehuir)

to avoid sb

rehuir

to avoid

rehuir a alguien

to avoid sb

evitar (molestias, disgustos)

to avoid

evitar

to avoid

evitarse

to avoid

evitarse

to avoid each other

rodear

to avoid

sortear

to avoid

esquivar

to avoid

precaver (evitar)

to avoid

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

avoid [ə·ˈvɔɪd] VB trans

avoid

evitar

avoid (when moving)

esquivar

to avoid doing sth

evitar hacer algo

to avoid sb like the plague

huir de alguien como de la peste

Spanish

English

evadir (evitar: problema, persona)

to avoid

evadir la mirada de alguien

to avoid sb's gaze

soslayar

to avoid

dar esquinazo a alguien (rehuir)

to avoid sb

rehuir

to avoid

rehuir a alguien

to avoid sb

evitar (molestias, disgustos)

to avoid

evitar

to avoid

evitar

to avoid

evitar

to avoid each other

rodear

to avoid

sustraerse de los periodistas

to avoid the journalists

precaver (evitar)

to avoid

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