No. 2,560 in Portuguese
evita
"Evita" means "avoids" in English.
In a sentence
Ela evita o desperdício de tempo ao se planejar.
She avoids wasting time by planning ahead.
Here, the word 'evita' means 'avoids' and is used to describe the action of actively preventing something undesirable.
Evita olhar diretamente para o sol para proteger seus olhos.
Avoid looking directly at the sun to protect your eyes.
In this sentence, 'evita' is an imperative form, giving advice or instruction to the listener to refrain from a certain action.
Ele sempre evita situações complicadas porque prefere simplicidade.
He always avoids complicated situations because he prefers simplicity.
This usage illustrates 'evita' in the third person singular present tense, referring to someone's habitual action of staying away from something.
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