vyhnout se — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dodge verb To avoid something by moving quickly out of its way.
- eschew verb To deliberately avoid or keep away from something, usually on moral or practical grounds.
- evade verb To cleverly avoid or escape something, such as a person, question, or duty.
- flinch verb To make a sudden, involuntary movement away from something painful, frightening, or unpleasant.
- forbear verb To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
- parry verb To block or deflect a blow, attack, or difficult question.
- shirk verb To avoid a duty or responsibility.
- shun verb To deliberately avoid someone or something, often as a form of social rejection.
Senses
vyhnout se is used for these senses in English:
- dodge (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
- eschew (transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
- evade (transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
- flinch (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
- forbear (transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
- shun (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
dodge — full definition
- verb To avoid something by moving quickly out of its way.
- verb To avoid dealing with a question, responsibility, or difficulty.
- noun A trick or clever way of avoiding something, especially a duty or tax.