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soslayar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • evade verb To cleverly avoid or escape something, such as a person, question, or duty.
  • sidestep noun A step to the side.
  • skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.

Senses

soslayar is used for these senses in English:

  • evade (transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
  • sidestep (transitive, figurative) To avoid or dodge.
  • skip (transitive) To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).

sidestep — full definition

  1. noun A step to the side.
  2. noun A physical motion or metaphorical act to avoid or dodge something.

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