English → Tetun
avoid
hadook aan, sees aan
Example sentences
"This is to avoid paying dead officials.
"Ida-ne'e atu evita selu funsionariu mate klamar sira.
An increase in the development capital budget in 2016 through a rectified budget will prevent a budgetary burden for 2017 and avoid possible delay in the progress of large essential projects.
Aumentu orsamentu ba kapitál dezenvolvimentu, iha tinan 2016 nian, tanba atu labele hatodan orsamentu tinan 2017 no atrazu ruma iha dezenvolvimentu projetu boot sira ne’ebé importante.
Avoid atu lauza supeta?
Evita atu lauza supeta?
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “avoid”
- We must avoid (getting into) prostitution.Ita tenke hasees an hosi prostituisaun.
- We can’t avoid problems because they are a reality of life.Ita la bele halai sees hosi problema ne'e tanba ida ne'e mak realidade moris.
- It’s better to avoid alcohol and cigarettes, otherwise these can damage your health.Di'ak liu ita evita tua ho sigaru, se lae bele estraga ita nia saude.