No. 221 in Italian
evitare
To avoid.
In a sentence
Dobbiamo evitare i ritardi per questa riunione importante.
We must avoid delays for this important meeting.
In this sentence, 'evitare' indicates the action of preventing or steering clear of something, in this case, delays.
Maria cerca di evitare certi alimenti per motivi di salute.
Maria tries to avoid certain foods for health reasons.
Here, 'evitare' is used to describe the action of deliberately not consuming or engaging with specific items.
Ho cercato di evitare quel percorso perché c'erano lavori stradali.
I tried to avoid that route because there were roadworks.
In this context, 'evitare' refers to the decision to not take a specific path due to undesired conditions.
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