Evitarlo (en. Avoid it)

/eβiˈtaɾlo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To shy away from confrontation or direct conflict.

She decided to avoid it to not create more tension.

Ella decidió evitarlo para no generar más tensiones.

To take precautions to not face an uncomfortable situation.

I always try to avoid it when there are discussions in the group.

Siempre trato de evitarlo cuando hay discusiones en el grupo.

The act of doing something so that an unwanted event does not occur.

I try to avoid it by speaking honestly.

Intento evitarlo hablando con sinceridad.

From Latin 'evitare', meaning 'to elude', 'to avoid'.

avoid contact

To not have direct interaction with someone.

evitar el contacto

avoid problems

To act in a way that does not generate conflicts.

evitar problemas

avoid stress

To take measures to not feel overwhelmed.

evitar el estrés

avoidance

The act of avoiding something.

evitación

avoidable

That can be avoided.

evitable

avoider

A person who avoids situations or things.

evitador

To pass by

You always pass by the invitations, do you avoid seeing him?

Siempre pasas de largo las invitaciones, ¿evitas verlo?

To ignore it

Sometimes, it's better to ignore it than to face it.

A veces, es mejor darlo en la pena que enfrentarlo.