eludir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- circumvent verb To find a way around an obstacle, rule, or difficulty rather than dealing with it directly.
- duck noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
- elude verb To avoid or escape someone or something, often through cleverness or luck.
- escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
- evade verb To cleverly avoid or escape something, such as a person, question, or duty.
Senses
eludir is used for these senses in English:
- circumvent (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
- duck (transitive, figurative) To evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility.
- elude (transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- escape (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
- weasel out (idiomatic, intransitive, often followed by of) To shirk, avoid, or fail to fulfill (a task, responsibility, etc.)
duck — full definition
- noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
- verb To lower the head or body quickly to avoid being hit.
- verb To avoid or evade a task, question, or responsibility.
- noun (British, informal) A term of endearment for a friend or stranger.