avoiding in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for avoiding in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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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

Translations for avoiding in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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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

avoiding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for avoiding in the English»Spanish Dictionary

avoid [əˈvɔɪd] VB trans

avoid

evitar

avoid (when moving)

esquivar

to avoid doing sth

evitar hacer algo

to avoid paying taxes

evadir impuestos

Translations for avoiding in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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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

avoiding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to avoid sb like the plague

huir de alguien como de la peste

to avoid doing sth

evitar hacer algo

to avoid paying taxes

evadir impuestos

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Outnumbered, they followed a strategy of striking government compounds but allowing for retreat, avoiding all-out warfare.

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There are no clear-cut means of clearly avoiding incorrect participant feedback or researcher bias from tainting gathered research.

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Avoiding this future warming will require a large and rapid reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Examples include kneading bread dough, wringing out a towel, avoiding laser-beams or miming the shape of an imaginary object.

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This keeps them away from the stigma, avoiding self-pollination.

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Removing the oil allows products made with the flour, like white bread, to be stored for longer periods of time avoiding potential rancidity.

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The risk of condensation can be reduced by avoiding cold bridges, using a vapour control layer to keep moisture out of the wall and by ventilating cold cavities.

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Tips include avoiding wearing maternity clothes and hiding one's belly.

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Traditional cultivars and landraces are often more useful to gardeners because they crop over a longer period of time, avoiding gluts and food shortages.

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Perhaps the easiest way of avoiding error is to have the steersman indicate when the vessel is on course.

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