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To avoid; to dodge; to sidestep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive, often
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
väistää
— to avoid
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Finnish:
välttää
— to avoid
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Finnish:
karttaa
— to avoid
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Finnish:
kaihtaa
— to avoid
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French:
éviter
— to avoid
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German:
fernhalten
— to avoid
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Hungarian:
elkerül
— to avoid
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Icelandic:
forðast
— to avoid
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Italian:
tenersi alla larga
— to avoid
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Italian:
astenersi
— to avoid
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Portuguese:
evitar
— to avoid
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Russian:
избега́ть
(izbegátʹ)
— to avoid
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Russian:
остерега́ться
(osteregátʹsja)
— to avoid
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Russian:
обойти́
(obojtí)
— to avoid
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Spanish:
mantenerse alejado
— to avoid