This is the 8894th most frequent Catalan word.
evitava
"Was avoiding" or "used to avoid."
In this sentence, 'evitava' expresses the idea of habitually avoiding or steering clear of problems in the workplace, indicating a repeated action in the past.
Ell evitava els problemes en el treball.
He avoided problems at work.
Here, 'evitava' signifies Maria's effort to consistently prevent arguments from occurring with her friends, again pointing to a habitual action from past settings.
La Maria evitava les discussions amb els seus amics.
Maria avoided arguments with her friends.
In this sentence, 'evitava' describes a personal recurring behavior of avoiding eating vegetables during childhood, emphasizing a customary action in the past.