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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

  1. verb To avoid something by moving quickly out of its way.
  2. verb To avoid dealing with a question, responsibility, or difficulty.
  3. noun A trick or clever way of avoiding something, especially a duty or tax.

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