уклони́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
• deflect verb To cause something to change direction, usually by bouncing or glancing off.
• dodge verb To avoid something by moving quickly out of its way.
• evade verb To cleverly avoid or escape something, such as a person, question, or duty.
• swerve verb To turn suddenly away from a straight path, often to avoid hitting something.

Senses

уклони́ться is used for these senses in English:

• avoid (transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
• cop out (idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
• deflect (transitive, figuratively) To avoid addressing (questions, criticism, etc.).
• dodge (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
• evade (transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
• swerve To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.

avoid — full definition

1. verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
2. verb To prevent something from happening, or to stop yourself from doing something.
3. verb legal: To make a contract or legal act void; to cancel it.

deflect — full definition

1. verb To cause something to change direction, usually by bouncing or glancing off.
2. verb To avoid dealing directly with a question, criticism, or blame.

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