rehuir

v.

1 to avoid.

2 to shrink back.

Ellos rehuyeron pronto They shrank back quickly.

3 to shun, to avoid, to flee from.

Ellos rehuyeron a Ricardo They shunned Richard.

4 to flee away from.

María le rehuye a su madre Mary flees away from her mom.

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rehuir

Conjugation model [HUIR], like {{link=huir}}huir

► verbo transitivo

1 to avoid, shun

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VT to avoid

Juan me rehúye — Juan is avoiding me

rehúye de las situaciones difíciles — she avoids o runs away from difficult situations

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verbo transitivo to shy away from

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= shy away from, shun, shy from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

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verbo transitivo to shy away from

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= shy away from, shun, shy from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

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rehuir [I21 ]

vt

to shy away from

rehúye el trato con la gente she shies away from contact with people

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rehuir (conjugate rehuir) verbo transitivo
to shy away from
rehuir verbo transitivo to shun, avoid: rehúye el tema constantemente, he's constantly trying to avoid the subject
'rehuir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
huir
- inhibirse
English:
shun
- shy away
- recoil
- shirk
- way

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rehuir vt

to avoid

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rehuir

v/t shy away from

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rehuir {41} vt

: to avoid, to shun

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rehuir vb to avoid