Word of the day: Shun

Shun: evitar, afastar-se, marginalizar

Synonyms: avoid, turn away from, spurn, reject, eschew, ignore, shirk, recoil from, balk at, shrink from

“And they did not shun from showing this ancient land the respect it deserved.”

“But the weird thing is that most of the coffee connoisseurs shun Brazilian coffee.”

(www.merriam-webster.com / www.wordhippo.com)

Word of the day: Shun

Shun: evitar, afastar-se, marginalizar

Synonyms: avoid, dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, finesse, get around, scape, shake, shirk, escape

“He shuns parties and social events.”

“After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Eschew

Eschew:  evitar, fugir

Synonyms: avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, evade, finesse, get around, shake, shirk, shun

“They now eschew the violence of their past.”

“A psychologist who eschews the traditional methods of psychotherapy.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Avert

Avert: evitar, prevenir, impeder, desviar, afastar

Synonyms: prevent, forestall, head off, help, obviate, preclude, stave off

“He sped up and averted an accident.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

“China and the U.S. seek to avert a diplomatic crisis over Chen Guangcheng's fate during Secretary of State Clinton's coming visit to Beijing. “(www.latimes.com)

Word of the Day: Shun

Shun:  evitar, afastar-se, marginalizar

Synonyms: avoid, dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, finesse, get around, scape, shake, shirk, shuffle (out of), escape, weasel (out of)

“He shuns parties and social events. “ (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Circumvent

Circumvent:  lograr, enganar, tirar vantagem de, evitar, frustrar, rodear, pegar em armadilha

Synonyms: dodge, get around, shortcut,sidestep, avoid,balk, upset, beat, trick, betray, stump,  bypass, challenge

...“It’s harder for authoritarian regimes to survive, because we can circumvent old structures with cellphones and the Internet,” says Clooney…

Newsweek, February 20, 2011

evict - eviction

evict -  despejar (inquilino)

eviction - despejo

(Port.) evitar – (avoid)

Sean was evicted because he hadn’t paid the rent.= Sean foi despejado porque ele não tinha pago o aluguel.

Eu estava tentando evitar a mesma velha discussão. =  I was trying to avoid the same old argument.

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