Usage Note
Evitare means to avoid, and it takes di before another verb: evita di fumare ('avoid smoking'). The polite evita di... is a softer way to tell someone not to do something. It comes from Latin vitare, to shun.
Examples
"Cerco di evitare i problemi."
Natural Translation
I try to avoid trouble.
Literal Translation
I-try of to-avoid the problems.
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