evítese in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for evítese in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.evitar VB trans

1. evitar (eludir, huir de):

evitar

to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él

avoid getting into arguments with him

para evitar problemas decidí no ir

to avoid problems I decided not to go

¿por qué me estás evitando?

why are you avoiding me?

2. evitar (impedir):

evitar

to avoid

evitar

to prevent

se podría haber evitado la tragedia

the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented

haremos lo posible para evitarlo

we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran

to avoid o prevent them suffering

3. evitar (ahorrar):

evitar

to save

una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias

a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble

así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza

that way you'll save them a lot of worry

por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro

if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center

II.evitarse VB vpr

evitarse problemas:

evitarse

to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda

avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas

if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems

me evitaría tener que pintarlo

it would save me having to paint it

evítese in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for evítese in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.evitar [e·βi·ˈtar] VB trans

1. evitar:

evitar (prevenir)

to prevent

evitar (molestias, disgustos)

to avoid

no pude evitar que declarasen

I couldn't keep [or prevent] them from testifying

pude evitar mayores estragos

I was able to prevent further damage

2. evitar (rehuir):

evitar

to avoid

antes de los exámenes evito salir por la noche

I try not to go out at night before the exams

II.evitar [e·βi·ˈtar] VB refl evitarse

1. evitar (cosas):

evitar

to avoid

2. evitar (personas):

evitar

to avoid each other