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to avoid
01
evitar, esquivar
to intentionally stay away from or refuse contact with someone
Transitive: to avoid sb
Exemplos
To prevent a confrontation, he tried to avoid his ex-girlfriend at the party.
Para evitar um confronto, ele tentou evitar sua ex-namorada na festa.
She avoided her neighbors after their recent argument.
Ela evitou seus vizinhos após a discussão recente.
1.1
evitar, manter-se afastado de
to keep away from or deliberately not do something
Transitive: to avoid an action or situation
Exemplos
They avoid smoking as it's detrimental to their health.
Eles evitam fumar porque é prejudicial à sua saúde.
The doctor advised him to avoid excessive sugar intake.
O médico aconselhou-o a evitar o consumo excessivo de açúcar.
02
evitar, prevenir
to stop something from taking place or occurring
Transitive: to avoid an undesirable occurrence
Exemplos
The safety measures in place are designed to avoid accidents in the workplace.
As medidas de segurança em vigor são projetadas para evitar acidentes no local de trabalho.
She left early to avoid getting caught in the heavy traffic.
Ela saiu cedo para evitar ficar presa no trânsito pesado.
03
anular, invalidar
to cancel or invalidate a legal agreement, decision, or contract
Transitive: to avoid a legal agreement or decision
Exemplos
The judge avoided the contract, declaring it legally unenforceable.
O juiz evitou o contrato, declarando-o legalmente inexequível.
The treaty was avoided after evidence of fraud emerged.
O tratado foi evitado depois que surgiram evidências de fraude.
