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evitar

/ebiˈtaɾ/, [e.β̞iˈt̪aɾ]

avoid, to avoid

Verb evitar (first-person singular present evito, first-person singular preterite evité, past participle evitado)

  1. to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of)
    Después de haberlo evitado muchas horas, acabó por decirnos la verdad.
    After having avoided it for several hours, he ended up telling us the truth.
  2. to avoid, to prevent, to keep from, to stop from, to avert, to obviate, to deter
  3. to help (abstain from doing) (always in the negative)
    No puedo evitar pensar en lo que podría haber sido si yo simplemente hubiera tomado el riesgo.
    I can't help but wonder what could have been if I had just taken the risk.
  4. to spare, to save (to relieve someone having to experience something)
  5. to guard against, to ward off
  6. (reflexive) to spare oneself

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • No pudimos evitar reirnos del chiste del profesor.

    We couldn't help laughing at the teacher's joke.

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  • De nuevo pude evitar la muerte.

    Again I was able to escape death.

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  • Espero que puedas evitar todos los errores estúpidos que los aficionados comúnmente cometen.

    I hope you can avoid all the stupid mistakes that amateurs usually make.

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  • No podemos evitar extrañarte.

    We cannot help missing you badly.

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  • Creemos firmemente que al componer oraciones, el autor debe evitar caer en el mal hábito consistente en el uso de demasiadas palabras innecesarias, que en realidad son absolutamente superfluas a la luz de lo que se quiere expresar.

    We firmly believe that when composing sentences, the author should avoid falling into the bad habit inherent in the use of too many unnecessary words, which are actually absolutely superfluous in light of the intended meaning.

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  • Sus padres no pueden evitar preocuparse por sus heridas.

    Her parents can't help worrying about her injuries.

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  • Ella no pudo evitar estallar en una carcajada.

    She couldn't help bursting into laughter.

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  • Tom no pudo evitar sonreír.

    Tom could not help smiling.

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  • No pudo evitar sentir lástima por él.

    She couldn't help feeling sorry for him.

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  • No puedo evitar admirar su valor.

    I cannot help admiring his courage.

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