Impedir que ocurra algo malo.
To stop something bad from happening.
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Una actuación rápida evitó un desastre. — Quick action averted a disaster.
Apartó la mirada de la pantalla. — He averted his gaze from the screen.
Debemos evitar otro retraso. — We must avert another delay.
Tuvo que apartar los ojos de la luz intensa. — She had to avert her eyes from the bright light.
¿Cómo podemos evitar una segunda avería? — How can we avert a second breakdown?
Intenta no apartar la mirada durante la entrevista. — Try not to avert your eyes during the interview.
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