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abschütteln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • elude verb To avoid or escape someone or something, often through cleverness or luck.

Senses

abschütteln is used for these senses in English:

  • elude (transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.

elude — full definition

  1. verb To avoid or escape someone or something, often through cleverness or luck.
  2. verb To fail to be remembered or understood by someone.
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