Usage examples of "évité" in French with translation to English

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Elle l'a évité chaque fois que possible. She avoided him whenever possible.
Son action rapide a évité une épidémie. His prompt action prevented an epidemic.
Elle a évité de répondre à mes questions. She avoided answering my questions.
S'il avait été un petit peu plus prudent, l'accident aurait été évité. If he had been a little more careful, the accident would have been avoided.
S'il avait été un tant soit peu plus prudent, l'accident aurait été évité. If he had been a little more careful, the accident would have been avoided.
Pour une raison quelconque, les gens m'ont évité comme la peste depuis que je suis revenu d'Inde. For some reason, people have been avoiding me like the plague ever since I got back from India.
Tu devrais éviter de te gaver. You should avoid binge eating.
Une catastrophe a été évitée. A catastrophe has been averted.
Je fais des étirements avant de faire des exercices pour éviter des blessures. I stretch before exercising to prevent injury.
Tu éviteras à ton père de se faire beaucoup de soucis, simplement en lui écrivant une lettre You will save your father a lot of worry if you simply write him a letter.
Évitez la friture pour un temps. Avoid fried foods for a while.
Personne ne peut éviter la mort. No one can avert death.
Elle évita de répondre à mes questions. She avoided answering my questions.
Le suspect voulait éviter d'être arrêté. The suspect wanted to avoid being arrested.
Il évite de tenir compagnie à ces dames. He avoids keeping company with those ladies.
Tu devrais éviter de faire de telles erreurs. You must avoid making such mistakes.
Nous devons éviter la guerre à tout prix. We must avoid war by all possible means.
Évitez de traverser cette rue quand il pleut. Avoid crossing this street when it is raining.
Hideo tourna vivement le volant pour éviter le cycliste. Hideo turned the steering wheel sharply to avoid the bicyclist.
Les prétendues frictions commerciales pourraient être évitées un jour. So-called trade friction could be avoided some day.
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