avoid

to prevent yourself from doing something that you know is wrong or bad for you

evitar, evitar hacer algo

• avoid doing sth

Collocations avoid smoking · avoid eating junk food

• She tries to avoid drinking alcohol.

  Ella intenta evitar tomar alcohol.

to stay away from a person, place, or thing that you do not like or want to be near

evitar, mantenerse alejado de algo o alguien

• avoid somebody/something

Collocations avoid crowds · avoid noisy places

• He tries to avoid people who smoke.

  Él intenta evitar a las personas que fuman.

to prevent something from happening by careful planning or negotiation

evitar, negociar para prevenir algo

• avoid doing sth

Collocations avoid a conflict · avoid a mistake

• They managed to avoid a serious accident.

  Lograron evitar un accidente grave.

to not pay attention to someone or something that you do not like, want to talk to, or want to be near

ignorar, no prestar atención a algo o alguien

• avoid looking at somebody/something

Collocations ignore someone's advice · ignore a warning

• She tried to avoid looking at the accident.

  Ella intentó no prestar atención al accidente.

to prevent something from happening by careful planning or negotiation, often in a formal context

evitar, negociar para prevenir algo en un contexto formal

• avoid doing sth

Collocations avoid a diplomatic crisis · avoid a legal dispute

• The government is trying to avoid a trade war.

  El gobierno está intentando evitar una guerra comercial.