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evitare

avoid

verb eh-vee-TAH-reh Common

Origin: from Latin evitare

Usage Note

Evitare means to avoid, and it takes di before another verb: evita di fumare ('avoid smoking'). The polite evita di... is a softer way to tell someone not to do something. It comes from Latin vitare, to shun.

Examples

"Cerco di evitare i problemi."

Natural Translation

I try to avoid trouble.

Literal Translation

I-try of to-avoid the problems.

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