avoidance

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BrE /əˈvɔɪdəns/ AmE /əˈvoʊdəns/

noun en → es

1 EVADE [singular] B1

the act of avoiding something or someone

evitar, esquivar

  • avoidance of somebody/something

Collocations avoidance of conflict · avoidance of responsibility

  • The company's policy is to avoid any form of discrimination.

    La política de la empresa es evitar cualquier forma de discriminación.

2 PREVENT [singular] B1

the act of preventing something from happening

prevención, evitación

  • avoidance of somebody/something

Collocations avoidance of disease · avoidance of injury

  • The new vaccine is aimed at the avoidance of a widespread outbreak.

    La nueva vacuna está dirigida a prevenir un brote generalizado.