avoid

éviter

Rester loin de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, ou choisir de ne pas faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To stay away from someone or something, or choose not to do something.

• I avoid crowded places.
• She avoided talking to her neighbour.
• Why are you avoiding me?

Comment l'utiliser : avoid someone/something (We avoid that road during busy hours.); avoid doing something (Try to avoid eating too much sugar.)

Synonymes : stay away from, keep clear of, steer clear of

Contraires : seek out

Expressions courantes : avoid someone, avoid crowds, avoid doing something

éviter, esquiver

Bouger ou agir pour qu’une chose dangereuse ne vous touche pas ou ne vous blesse pas.

En anglais simple : To move or act so that something dangerous or harmful does not hit or hurt you.

• He jumped back to avoid the punch.
• The driver swerved to avoid a cyclist.
• She narrowly avoided a falling branch.

Synonymes : dodge, evade

Expressions courantes : avoid a collision, avoid a blow, avoid something

annuler, invalider

Rendre un accord ou un acte juridique non valable.

En anglais simple : To make a legal agreement or action no longer valid.

• The buyer sought to avoid the contract.
• Fraud allowed the court to avoid the agreement.
• The creditor applied to avoid the transaction.

Synonymes : invalidate, annul, void

Contraires : validate

Expressions courantes : avoid a contract, avoid a transaction