Russian-English translations for избежа́ть

• avoid
  I try to avoid the company of gamblers.
• dodge
  He dodged traffic crossing the street.
  The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply.
• escape
  The prisoners escaped by jumping over a wall
  The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe
  He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail
• evade
  He evaded his opponents blows
  The robbers evaded the police
  to evade the force of an argument
• Miss
  Excuse me, Miss, Donnys been pinching my pencils again
• miss
  I missed the target.
  I tried to kick the ball, but missed.
  to miss an opportunity
• shun
  Acrophobes shun mountaineering