evitar

Definitions of evitar
  1. verb
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
    synonyms: eludir, esquivar, evadir, rehuir
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    eludir
    stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
  2. verb
    stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
    synonyms: eludir
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    eludir, esquivar, evadir, rehuir
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
    escapar, evadirse, fugarse, huir, irse
    fail to experience
    escapar, evadirse, fugarse, huir, irse
    escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
    eludir, esquivar, huir, rehuir
    avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
  3. verb
    avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
    synonyms: eludir, esquivar, huir, rehuir
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    eludir
    stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
  4. verb
    refrain from certain foods or beverages
    synonyms: eludir, no tomar
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    type of:
    abstenerse, dejar
    choose not to consume
  5. verb
    escape, either physically or mentally
    synonyms: eludir, evadir, rehuir
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    escapar, evadirse, fugarse, huir, irse
    run away from confinement
  6. verb
    make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
    synonyms: eludir, escabullirse, esquivar, regatear
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    mover, moverse, trasladar
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  7. verb
    move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
    synonyms: eludir, escabullirse, esquivar, regatear
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    mover, moverse, trasladar
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  8. verb
    stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
    synonyms: impedir
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    antonyms:
    dejar, permitir
    make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
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    defender
    be on the defensive; act against an attack
    excluir, privar
    prevent from entering; shut out
    excluir
    exclude from a church or a religious community
    bloquear, obstruir
    block passage through
    condenar al ostracismo, marginar
    avoid speaking to or dealing with
  9. verb
    refrain from doing something
    synonyms: eludir
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    types:
    gallofear, gandulear, haraganear, holgazanear, remolonear, zanganear
    avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
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