avert

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈvɜːrt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈvɝt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə vûrt′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
avert [sth]⇒ vtr(avoid: sthg bad)evitar⇒ vtr
  prevenir⇒ vtr
  conjurar⇒ vtr
 How can we avert delays in the production process?
 ¿Cómo podemos evitar demoras en el proceso de producción?
avert [sth] vtr(eyes, gaze: turn away)apartar⇒ vtr
  desviar⇒ vtr
 I averted my eyes when I saw she was naked.
 Aparté la vista cuando vi que estaba desnuda.
 Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'avert' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Bless the mark - deflect - evasive action - forfend - head off - look away - turn aside - turn away
Spanish:
desviar - desviar la mirada

Collocations: to avert disaster, [measures, plans] to avert disaster, failed to avert the disaster, more...

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