увильну́ть — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dodge verb To avoid something by moving quickly out of its way.
- flinch verb To make a sudden, involuntary movement away from something painful, frightening, or unpleasant.
- fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- weasel noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.
Senses
увильну́ть is used for these senses in English:
- cop out (idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
- dodge (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
- flinch (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
- fudge (intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
- get away with (colloquial, by extension) To avoid the consequences of doing something by an easier method.
- weasel (transitive, or, reflexive) To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.
- weasel out (idiomatic, intransitive, often followed by of) To shirk, avoid, or fail to fulfill (a task, responsibility, etc.)
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.
flinch — full definition
- verb To make a sudden, involuntary movement away from something painful, frightening, or unpleasant.
- verb To hesitate or avoid facing something difficult.
- noun A sudden involuntary jerk away from something.