vältellä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dodge verb To avoid something by moving quickly out of its way.
- fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- prevaricate verb To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
Senses
vältellä is used for these senses in English:
- dodge (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
- fudge (intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
- prevaricate (intransitive) To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.
- shy away from To avoid out of fear or caution.
- skirt around To circumvent, to bypass, to go around in order to avoid.
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.
fudge — full definition
- noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- verb To avoid giving a direct or honest answer.
- verb To alter or manipulate figures or facts slightly, often to hide a problem.