Examples of using Was trying to avoid in English and their translations into French
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I was trying to avoid a big idiot trying to hurt me on the bus this morning, but he wouldn't leave me alone.
J'ai essayé d'éviter une grosse brute, ce matin, mais il me lâchait pas.And, yes, I was trying to avoid the inevitable conversation,
Et, oui, j'ai essayé d'éviter l'inévitable conversation,I was trying to avoid bringing it up, but the fact is,
J'essayais de ne pas aborder le sujet,The United Nations was trying to avoid an exacerbation of the situation resulting from measures taken by the occupying Power.
L'Organisation des Nations Unies s'emploie à éviter une aggravation de la situation résultant des mesures prises par la puissance occupante.like the driver was trying to avoid something.
comme si le chauffeur avait essayé d'éviter quelque chose.since reliance on that concept could create the very confusion with issues of State responsibility that the Special Rapporteur was trying to avoid.
notion pouvait créer précisément la confusion avec les questions de responsabilité des États que le Rapporteur spécial tentait d'éviter.The nature of these scribblings has led some to believe that Ruff was trying to avoid prison time, due to the references to police,
La nature de ce gribouillage a fait croire à certains enquêteurs que Lori essayait d'éviter la prison, en vertu des références à la police,At 1647, the pilot advised that he was climbing the aircraft to 12,500 feet asl and that he was trying to avoid an area of weather to the east of his position.
À 16 h 47, le pilote a indiqué qu'il montait à 12 500 pieds-mer et qu'il essayait d'éviter une zone de mauvais temps à l'est de sa position.that the evil I was trying to avoid was such
le mal qu'on essayait d'éviter était tellement grandwhich Wake-Walker was trying to avoid hitting.
que Wake-Walker a essayé d'éviter de heurter.Contractors who toured the site with Israeli officials three weeks after the issuing of tenders were told unofficially that the Government was trying to avoid paying them compensation if it were to decide,
Les entrepreneurs, qui s'étaient rendus en visite sur le site en compagnie de fonctionnaires israéliens trois semaines après le lancement des appels d'offres, ont appris officieusement que le Gouvernement cherchait à éviter d'avoir powerful member of the Organization was trying to avoid international scrutiny by not submitting reports to the Committee.
puissant Look, I'm trying to avoid all kinds of stereotypes here.
Écoute, j'essaie d'éviter les stéréotypes.Bias is exactly what I'm trying to avoid, Your Honor.
C'est ce que j'essaie d'éviter, M. le juge.We were trying to avoid kyle he was harassing us.
On essayait d'éviter Kyle, il nous harcelait.I'm trying to avoid a harassment suit here.
J'essaie d'éviter une plainte pour harcèlement.Well, jail is exactly what I'm trying to avoid.
I'm trying to avoid someone.
J'essaie d'éviter quelqu'un.I'm trying to avoid taking you off the road with a shovel.
J'essaie d'éviter de vous ramasser à la pelle sur la route.But that's what I'm trying to avoid.
C'est pourtant ce que j'essaie d'éviter.
