This is the 11423rd most frequent Spanish word.
evitó
"Evité" is the past tense and means "he/she/it avoided."
Here, 'evitó' is used in the past tense to indicate that Carlos took action to prevent encountering traffic.
Carlos evitó el tráfico al salir temprano.
Carlos avoided the traffic by leaving early.
In this sentence, 'evitó' suggests a deliberate effort to refrain from bringing up a subject.
Ella evitó mencionar el tema durante la reunión.
She avoided mentioning the topic during the meeting.
This use of 'evitó' conveys that the bird actively escaped a threatening situation.