avoid
1 sth unpleasant transitiveaistreachseachain verb cmufan glan ar cmufan amach ó cmu he wants to avoid any trouble tá sé ag iarraidh aon trioblóid a sheachaint, tá sé ag iarraidh fanacht amach ó gach trioblóid to avoid confrontation achrann a sheachaint to avoid any risk of misunderstanding aon bhaol míthuisceana a sheachaint he managed to avoid offending anyone d'éirigh leis gan aon duine a mhaslú to avoid sb's eyes (also nó avoid sb's eye; avoid sb's gaze) they avoided each other's eyes níor amharc siad idir an dá shúil ar a chéile, níor fhéach siad idir an dá shúil ar a chéile it's hard/difficult to avoid ... it's hard to avoid that conclusion is deacair gan géilleadh don tuairim sin, is doiligh gan an tátal sin a bhaint as to avoid sb/sth like the plague avoid him like the plague! seachain é, ar chraiceann do chluaise!; as ucht Dé ort, fan glan air!; coinnigh glan amach uaidh! Loading phrases and examples...
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