evitar
to avoid
Transitive verb
- 1
(prevent) to avoid
Debemos evitar los problemas antes de que crezcan.
- 2
(person/place) to steer clear of
Ella siempre evita a las personas que la critican.
1(prevent)to avoid
Debemos evitar los problemas antes de que crezcan.
We must avoid problems before they grow.Para evitar el tráfico, salimos temprano.
To avoid traffic, we left early.Intenta evitar los dulces si quieres estar sano.
Try to avoid sweets if you want to be healthy.Intento evitar el tráfico.
I try to avoid traffic.2(person/place)to steer clear of
Ella siempre evita a las personas que la critican.
She always steers clear of people who criticize her.Siempre evitamos el centro de la ciudad durante la hora pico.
We always steer clear of the city center during rush hour.Él ha intentado evitar a su ex-novia desde la ruptura.
He has tried to steer clear of his ex-girlfriend since the breakup.Debes evitar problemas.
You should steer clear of problems.Forms
conditional indicative
1st singularevitaría
2nd singularevitarías
3rd singularevitaría
1st pluralevitaríamos
2nd pluralevitaríais
3rd pluralevitarían
future indicative
1st singularevitaré
2nd singularevitarás
3rd singularevitará
1st pluralevitaremos
2nd pluralevitaréis
3rd pluralevitarán
gerund
evitando
imperative affirmative
2nd singularevita
1st pluralevitemos
2nd pluralevitad
imperative negative
2nd singularno evites
1st pluralno evitemos
2nd pluralno evitéis
imperfect indicative
1st singularevitaba
2nd singularevitabas
3rd singularevitaba
1st pluralevitábamos
2nd pluralevitabais
3rd pluralevitaban
imperfect subjunctive
1st singularevitara
2nd singularevitaras
3rd singularevitara
1st pluralevitáramos
2nd pluralevitarais
3rd pluralevitaran
infinitive
evitar
participle
evitado
pluperfect indicative
1st singularhabía evitado
2nd singularhabías evitado
3rd singularhabía evitado
1st pluralhabíamos evitado
2nd pluralhabíais evitado
3rd pluralhabían evitado
present indicative
1st singularevito
2nd singularevitas
3rd singularevita
1st pluralevitamos
2nd pluralevitáis
3rd pluralevitan
present perfect indicative
1st singularhe evitado
2nd singularhas evitado
3rd singularha evitado
1st pluralhemos evitado
2nd pluralhabéis evitado
3rd pluralhan evitado
present perfect subjunctive
1st singularhaya evitado
2nd singularhayas evitado
3rd singularhaya evitado
1st pluralhayamos evitado
2nd pluralhayáis evitado
3rd pluralhayan evitado
present subjunctive
1st singularevite
2nd singularevites
3rd singularevite
1st pluralevitemos
2nd pluralevitéis
3rd pluraleviten
preterite indicative
1st singularevité
2nd singularevitaste
3rd singularevitó
1st pluralevitamos
2nd pluralevitasteis
3rd pluralevitaron