dodge-esquivar: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is dodge? dodge is esquivar

What is esquivar?

  • To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.

    Per evitar (un cop, per exemple) movent-se o desplaçant-se ràpidament a un costat.

  • To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit: kept dodging the reporter's questions.

    Per evadir (una obligació, per exemple) per astúcia, engany o engany: seguia esquivant les preguntes del periodista.

  • To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

    Difuminar o reduir la intensitat de (una secció d'una fotografia) ombrejant durant el procés d'impressió.

  • To move aside or in a given direction by shifting or twisting suddenly: The child dodged through the crowd.

    Per moure's de banda o en una direcció determinada desplaçant-se o torçant-se de sobte: El nen esquivava la multitud.

  • To practice trickery or cunning; prevaricate.

    Per practicar l'engany o l'astúcia; prevaricar.

  • The act of dodging.

    L'acte d'esquivar.

  • An ingenious expedient intended to evade or trick. See Synonyms at wile.

    Un enginyós expedient destinat a evadir o enganyar. Vegeu Sinònims a wile.

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