avoid
1 verb sth unpleasant TRANSITIVEseachain verb fan glan ar fan amach ó he wants to avoid any trouble tá sé ag iarraidh aon trioblóid a sheachaint, tá sé ag iarraidh fanacht amach ó gach trioblóidto avoid confrontation achrann a sheachaintto avoid any risk of misunderstanding aon bhaol míthuisceana a sheachainthe managed to avoid offending anyone d'éirigh leis gan aon duine a mhaslú 2 verb sth undesirable, inadvisable TRANSITIVEfan glan ar she avoids sweet things fanann sí glan ar rudaí milse, ní bhaineann sí do rudaí milseyou have to avoid being biased caithfidh tú a chinntiú nach mbíonn tú claontaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb person, subject, situation TRANSITIVEseachain verb fan glan ar he avoided her friends sheachain sé a cuid cairde, d'fhan sé amach óna cuid cairdehe avoided the traffic sheachain sé an tráchtI couldn't avoid her ní thiocfadh liom í a sheachaint, ní thiocfadh liom gan bualadh léishe avoided hitting the lorry d'éirigh léi gan an leoraí a bhualadh, sheachain sí an leoraíshe avoids the tough questions fanann sí glan ar na cruacheisteanna, is fearr léi na cruacheisteanna a sheachaint, is fearr léi gan dul in aice leis na cruacheisteannathey deliberately avoided that subject d'fhan siad glan ar an ábhar sin d'aon turas, sheachain siad an t-ábhar sin d'aon ghnóthey avoided discussing religion d'éirigh leo gan cúrsaí creidimh a phlé 4 verb tax TRANSITIVEseachain verb it's a way to avoid tax is bealach é chun cáin a sheachainthe lives abroad to avoid paying tax tá cónaí air thar lear le nach gá dó cáin a íoc