No. 8,894 in Catalan
evitava
"Was avoiding" or "used to avoid."
In a sentence
Ell evitava els problemes en el treball.
He avoided problems at work.
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.
La Maria evitava les discussions amb els seus amics.
Maria avoided arguments with her friends.
Here, 'evitava' signifies Maria's effort to consistently prevent arguments from occurring with her friends, again pointing to a habitual action from past settings.
Quan era petit, jo sempre evitava les verdures.
When I was little, I always avoided vegetables.
In this sentence, 'evitava' describes a personal recurring behavior of avoiding eating vegetables during childhood, emphasizing a customary action in the past.
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