 | English  | German | |
 | to skirt sth. [also fig.] [avoid, shirk] | 503 etw. umgehen [auch fig.: ausweichen, nicht eingehen] | |
| to save sth. [avoid wasteful use of sth.] | 219 etw.Akk. einsparen [z. B. Wasser, Kosten, Energie] | |
| to conserve sth. [avoid wasteful use of sth.] | 107 etw.Akk. einsparen [z. B. Wasser, Energie] | |
| to circumnavigate sth. [avoid] [fig.] | 74 etw. umgehen [fig.] | |
| to dodge sth. [avoid doing] | sichAkk. um etw.Akk. herumdrücken | |
| to egrote [obs.] [to avoid work] | eine Krankheit vortäuschen [um sich vor Arbeit zu drücken] | |
| to eschew [deliberately avoid] | sich von etw.Dat. fernhalten | |
| to funk sth. [esp. Br.] [coll.] [avoid sth., esp. out of fear] | sich vor etw.Dat. drücken [ugs.] [bes. aus Angst oder Feigheit] | |
| to shirk sth. [avoid sth.] | etw.Dat. aus dem Weg gehen | |
| to sidestep [to manoeuvre to avoid] | Haken schlagen | |
| Nouns |
| womyn [spv.: used chiefly in feminist literature to avoid the suggestion of sexism perceived in the sequence m-e-n] | 46 Frauen {pl} | |
| admin. econ. [spending rush among company departments or administrative bodies at the end of the year to avoid budget cuts in the following year(s)] | 12 Dezemberfieber {n} [ugs.] [hum.] | |
| hort. [space left from the rim of a planted pot to the soil level, in order to avoid spilling of water when watering] | Gießrand {m} [bei einer Topfpflanze] | |
| 2 Words |
| to fudge on sth. [avoid facing] | etw.Dat. aus dem Wege gehen [einem Problem etc.] | |
| to get around sth. [avoid sth.] | um etw.Akk. herumkommen [ugs.] [vermeiden können] | |
| to hold together [avoid strife] | zusammenhalten [Auseinandersetzungen vermeiden] | |
| to lie low [avoid being noticed] [fig.] | sichAkk. unauffällig verhalten | |
| idiom Typhoid Mary [Am.] [fig.] [female] [someone who you avoid] | Aussätzige {f} [fig.] [jd., den man meidet] | |
| idiom Typhoid Mary [Am.] [fig.] [male] [someone who you avoid] | Aussätziger {m} [fig.] [jd., den man meidet] | |
| travel visa run [short trip out of a country to avoid overstaying visa] | Visa-Run {m} [Kurzreise ins Ausland zur Umgehung der maximalen Aufenthaltsdauer] | |
| journ. written conversation [e.g. to avoid being overheard] | Schreibgespräch {n} | |
| 3 Words |
| to dodge the column [Br.] [coll.] [idiom] [shirk a duty, avoid work] | sichAkk. drücken [ugs.] [vor Pflichten, Arbeiten] | |
| 4 Words |
| on the run (from sb./sth.) {adv} [to avoid being captured] | auf der Flucht (vor jdm./etw.) | |
| to blend into the background [idiom] [avoid one's responsibilities] | sichAkk. wegducken [fig.] | |
