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"To avoid" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Nov 03, 2021 (see all)
избега́ть
[ eez-bee-gát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Genitive
Perfective - избе́гнуть
to avoid, to evade, to elude, to steer clear

Morphemic analysis

избегать
prefix: из
root: бег
suffix: а
ending: ть

Etymology

бегать - to run

Examples of "To avoid" in Russian

  • Е́сли челове́к избега́ет прямо́го взгля́да, у вас должны́ появи́ться подозре́ния в его́ неи́скренности.

    yés-lee chee-la-vyék eez-bee-gá-eet pree-mó-va vzglyá-da, u vas dalzh-ný pa-ee-vée-tsa pa-daz-ryé-nee-ya v ye-vó nee-éesk-reen-nas-tee

    If a person avoids looking at you straight, you should be suspicious of his insincerity.

  • В те времена́ да́же бли́зкие друзья́ стара́лись избега́ть разгово́ров на полити́ческие те́мы.

    f tye vree-mee-ná dá-zhe blées-kee-ye druz'-yá sta-rá-lees' eez-bee-gát' raz-ga-vó-raf na pa-lee-tée-chees-kee-ye tyé-my

    In those days, even close friends tried to avoid talking about political topics.

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