- avoidance avoid·ance n
- [ə'vɔɪd(ə)ns]
her avoidance of me has been noticed by everyone — tutti hanno notato che mi evita
his avoidance of his duty — la sua mancanza al dovere
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English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
avoidance avoid·ance n
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avoid·ance — /əˈvoıdn̩s/ noun : the act of avoiding something [noncount] a writer known for avoidance of sentimentality [count] a complete avoidance of sentimentality … Useful english dictionary
avoidance — avoid·ance ə vȯid ən(t)s n, often attrib the act or practice of keeping away from or withdrawing from something undesirable <reinforced by escape or avoidance of electric shock (E. S. Katkin & E. N. Murray)> <avoidance learning> esp… … Medical dictionary
avoid — vt [modification of Old French esvuider to destroy, literally, to empty, from es out + vuider to empty] 1: to make void or undo: annul the trustee may avoid any transfer of interest of the debtor in property U.S. Code 2: to respond to (an… … Law dictionary
avoidance — (n.) late 14c., action of emptying, from AVOID (Cf. avoid) + ANCE (Cf. ance). Sense of action of dodging or shunning is recorded from early 15c.; it also meant action of making legally invalid, 1620s; becoming vacant (of an office, etc.), mid 15c … Etymology dictionary
avoidance — avoid·ance … English syllables
avoidance — /euh voyd ns/, n. 1. the act of avoiding or keeping away from: the avoidance of scandal; the avoidance of one s neighbors. 2. Law. a making void; annulment. [1350 1400; ME < AF; see AVOID, ANCE] * * * … Universalium
inheritance — /in her i teuhns/, n. 1. something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner s death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. 2. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively. 3.… … Universalium
