How to Say "to evade" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to evade” is “evitar” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Ella siempre intenta evitar el tráfico de la mañana.
She always tries to avoid the morning traffic.
Debemos evitar comer demasiada comida rápida.
We should avoid eating too much fast food.
El doctor nos dijo que evitáramos el estrés para estar saludables.
The doctor told us to prevent stress in order to be healthy.
Evitar + Infinitive
When you avoid doing an action, 'evitar' is always followed immediately by the base form of the second verb (the infinitive), without any prepositions like 'de' or 'a'. Example: 'Evito hablar' (I avoid talking).
Incorrect use of 'de'
Mistake: “Evitamos de ir al centro.”
Correction: Evitamos ir al centro. ('Evitar' does not need 'de' before the next verb.)
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