English-Portuguese translations for avoid

• evitar
  É algo que se pode evitar e que temos de evitar.That can be avoided. We have to avoid it.
  Não há forma de evitar o incumprimento. There is no way to avoid default.
  Temos de tentar evitar um processo de conciliação. We must try to avoid conciliation.
• escapar
  Não poderemos escapar a uma situação deste tipo.We cannot avoid this situation.
  Ficou claro que o ser humano continua a não ter condições para escapar às catástrofes naturais. It has become clear that mankind continues to be unable to avoid natural disasters.
  Mas elas não deixarão de lhes escapar em transacções envolvendo um montante mais elevado do que a média. They can still avoid these obligations if transactions involve above-average amounts.

Definition of avoid

• to try not to meet or communicate with ; to shun
• To try not to do something or to have something happen
• To make empty; to clear
• To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract
• To defeat or evade; to invalidate
• To emit or throw out; to void
• To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from
• To get rid of
• To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away
• To become void or vacant

Examples

• I try to avoid the company of gamblers.

Related words

• unavoidable
• avoidance
• avoidable
• unavoidably
• avoidably
• anti-avoidance
• avoid like the plague
• avoidant personality disorder
• absolutely; () not + unavoidably