avoid mistakes
избежать ошибок
I checked the measurements twice to avoid mistakes.
Я дважды проверил размеры, чтобы избежать ошибок.
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avoid
avoid
Meaning of avoid
English
keep away from
Русский
держаться подальше от кого-либо или чего-либо, стараясь не вступать в контакт
Pronunciation
British English
/əˈvɔɪd/
American English
/əˈvɔɪd/
avoid with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом avoid
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Избежать неприятностей
Avoiding troubleto avoid confusion
во избежание путаницы
We labeled each box to avoid confusion during the move.
Мы подписали каждую коробку во избежание путаницы при переезде.
- narrowly avoidчудом избежать
Избегать людей и тем
Avoiding people and topicsотводить взгляд
He avoided eye contact when I asked about the damage.
Он отводил взгляд, когда я спросил о повреждении.
avoid the question
уйти от ответа
She avoided the question by asking about my weekend.
Она ушла от ответа, спросив о моих выходных.
- avoid someoneизбегать кого-то
Обходить стороной
Steering clearavoid traffic
объехать пробки
We took the back roads to avoid traffic.
Мы поехали по просёлочным дорогам, чтобы объехать пробки.
avoid the crowds
избежать толп
I arrived before sunrise to avoid the crowds.
Я приехал до рассвета, чтобы избежать толп.
- avoid rush hourне ездить в час пик
avoid usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
I avoid sugar.
Я избегаю сахара.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Try to avoid busy roads.
Старайся избегать оживлённых дорог.
avoid synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between avoid, stay away from, steer clear of, refrain from, dodge, evade, sidestep, and shun
S
🇬🇧English
stay away from
keep away; simpler
B1very often
ENStay away from that part of town at night.
S
🇬🇧English
steer clear of
keep well away; informal
B2often
ENShe steers clear of office gossip.
R
🇬🇧English
refrain from
not do something; formal
B2often
ENPlease refrain from smoking in this area.
D
🇬🇧English
dodge
avoid quickly or cleverly; informal
B1often
ENHe dodged the question at the interview.
E
🇬🇧English
evade
avoid by trickery, e.g. taxes or questions
B2often
ENHe tried to evade paying taxes.
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S
🇬🇧English
sidestep
avoid dealing with an issue
B2often
ENThe politician sidestepped the controversial topic.
S
🇬🇧English
shun
deliberately avoid; literary
B2rare word
ENAfter the scandal, colleagues shunned him.
ENThey managed to escape the burning building.
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avoid meaning: what does it mean?
keep away from
avoid pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
avoid is pronounced as /əˈvɔɪd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
avoid definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Я избегаю сахара. Translation: I avoid sugar.
Is avoid part of Style and Taste vocabulary?
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