esquiver — meaning in English

English meaning

• dodge verb To avoid something by moving quickly out of its way.
• duck noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
• 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.
• shirk verb To avoid a duty or responsibility.
• shun verb To deliberately avoid someone or something, often as a form of social rejection.

Senses

esquiver is used for these senses in English:

• dodge (ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
• dodge (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
• duck (transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
• duck (transitive, figurative) To evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility.
• 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.
• shun (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).

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.

duck — full definition

1. noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
2. verb To lower the head or body quickly to avoid being hit.
3. verb To avoid or evade a task, question, or responsibility.
4. noun (British, informal) A term of endearment for a friend or stranger.

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