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避けられた

could have avoided, was avoided

→ 避ける
verb · past tense Rare #33,192
could have avoided Past form of 避ける in its potential sense: was able to avoid or prevent a problem or disaster.
JA: もう少し早く出かけていたら、交通渋滞を避けられただろう。
EN: If we had left a little earlier, we could have avoided the traffic jam.
Conjugation of 避ける
Indicative past
避けられた

もう少し早く出かけていたら、交通渋滞を避けられただろう。

If we had left a little earlier, we could have avoided the traffic jam.

そうやってトラブルを避けられた

That's how we avoided trouble.

— ザ・マン・フロム・アース (2007)

簡単な実験をすれば、多くの誤りが避けられたであろう。

Many mistakes could have been avoided with a simple experiment.

もし彼が事実を知っていたら、事故は避けられただろう。

If he had known the truth, the accident could have been avoided.

大惨事を避けられたのは全くの幸運だった。

It was sheer luck that we avoided a catastrophe.

verb · past tense Rare #44,036
was avoided Describes someone or something being kept at a distance or not engaged with.
JA: その後ずっと、近所の人たちから避けられた。
EN: After that, I was avoided by the neighbors for a long time.
Conjugation of 避ける
Indicative past
避けられた

避けられた

I was avoided.

— ムーンライズ・キングダム (2012)

彼は避けられたと思ってる

He thinks he managed to avoid it.

— Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014)

もう少し早く出発したならば、彼らは交通渋滞を避けられただろう。

If they had left a little earlier, they could have avoided the traffic jam.

その後ずっと、近所の人たちから避けられた。

After that, the people in the neighborhood avoided me for a long time.