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avoid verb

  /əˈvɔɪd/
  • to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
 meiden, fernbleiben
  • To try not to do something or to have something happen
 vermeiden, ausweichen
  • (transitive) To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
 ausweichen
  • (transitive, legal) To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
 abschwächen, abwerten, entkräften

avoidance noun

  /əˈvɔɪdəns/
  • (obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.
 Vermeidung

avoidable adjective

  /əˈvɔɪdəbl̩/
  • Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
  • Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
 vermeidbar
avoid like the plague
wie der Teufel das Weihwasser meiden, wie die Pest meiden
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