avoid

Signification (Anglais)

1. To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
2. To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
3. to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
4. To try not to do something or to have something happen
5. (obsolete) To make empty; to clear.
6. To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
7. To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
8. (obsolete) To emit or throw out; to void.
9. (obsolete) To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.
10. (obsolete) To get rid of.
11. (obsolete) To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.
12. (obsolete) To become void or vacant.

Concepts

éviter

contourner

esquiver

parer

fuir

s’abstenir de

garer

échapper à

tabou

annuler

empêcher

prévenir

éluder

se dérober

se soustraire à

s’évader

être exempté

dévier

foutre la paix

prudent

échapper

détourner

abroger

détruire

supprimer

se retenir

faire un pas de côté

Coupé comme

a‧void

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈvɔɪd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English avoiden, from Anglo-Norman avoider, Old French esvuidier (“to empty out”), from es- + vuidier, from Vulgar Latin *vocitāre < Vulgar Latin *vocitum, ultimately related to Latin vacuus. Displaced native Old English forbūgan (literally “to bend away from”).

Phrases

This can avoid the above situation .

Cela peut éviter la situation ci-dessus.