Avoiding means getting something to pass through a narrow space.
Overlook is a verb that has two main uses. On the one hand, it refers to the action of placing something in such a way that it can pass through a hole or a narrow space . For example: “You have to avoid the shelf if you want it to fit there” , “Without avoiding the piece, you will not be able to assemble the device” .
Another, more frequent, use of the concept is symbolic and is linked to what a person does when they prefer not to notice something that causes problems or inconveniences: “We must ignore the macroeconomic context and continue betting on our company,” “I don't want to ignore the contribution of the deputy, but the reality is that the project is already defined” , “It is impossible to ignore a fact of such magnitude when talking about the history of the country” .
symbolic use of avoid
When an individual ignores something, what they do is not pay attention to it or try to minimize its influence or importance. The decision to ignore, therefore, is conscious and has some objective. A politician can ignore the work of a leader of another party to avoid increasing his figure or not to recognize merits that could bring him votes. In a similar sense, the technical director of a football club may ignore the achievements of a footballer whom he separated from the squad and then succeeded in a new team.
By believing that something or someone deserves recognition, on the other hand, a person can demand that their merits not be ignored. Suppose that the authorities of a city decide to honor a group of singers for their careers. The son of an artist who was left out of the recognition in question can ask that his father's career not be ignored.
Avoiding your gaze means observing discreetly.
Etymology of the term
With respect to its etymology, the verb soslayar (understood as overlooking an issue with the purpose of avoiding or avoiding a difficulty) derives from the adjective soslayo , which is defined as oblique or past on one side, and which is synonymous with soslayado . . This term may have been conceived from the Latin prefix sub- (which can indicate inferiority or diminution, or mean "below" or "under", and which is found in words such as smile , subsuelo and soasar , in its forms they are - , sub- and so- , respectively) and from the word latus (meaning side ).
However, the Spanish etymologist and philologist Joan Coromines i Vigneaux, born in Barcelona in 1905 and died in the same city in 1997, did not think the same. According to his studies, in the past the term sideways was known as sideways and came from the French d»eslais ( at great speed , impetuously ), which was derived from s»eslaissier ( to rush forward , to force a horse to advance with impetus, hitting him with a spear while galloping ), which in turn came from the verb laissier ( to leave ).
This last term, laissier, is the old form of the current verb laisser ( to abandon someone or something , not to participate in a matter ), and is part of the expression laissez faire, laissez passer , an expression that translates as let them do, let pass , and refers to absolute freedom in the economic sphere (understood as free manufacturing, free market, reduced or no taxes, free labor market and almost non-existent intervention by the government). Lastly, laissier has its origins in the Latin laxare ( to loosen , to loosen ), from which we got far and laxative .
Avoid looking
The expression sidelong glance , which in Madrid is also known as guipa al soslayo , refers to looking at a thing or a person discreetly .
This look can be done over the shoulder, to the side, or from the corner of the eye; that is, without turning your head . It is also common to hear the phrase avoid the look , which has the same meaning.