esquiver

ɛskive

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Definition of esquiver - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

mouvementéviter quelque chose avec habileté et rapidité

Le boxeur esquive le coup de son adversaire.

dérober

éviter

responsabilitééviter de faire ou de répondre à quelque chose

Il esquive toujours les questions embarrassantes.

éluder

se dérober

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esquiver la question

éviter de répondre directement à une interrogation

Le ministre a esquivé la question sur les impôts.

Origin of esquiver

français, esquiver (éviter)

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éviter le problème

esquiver

ne pas affronter une difficulté en la contournant ou en l'esquivant

évitement

comportement

action de fuir ou d'esquiver quelqu'un ou quelque chose

éviter la question

esquiver

ne pas répondre directement à une interrogation pour l'esquiver

éviter un piège

esquiver

ne pas tomber dans une situation dangereuse ou problématique

faut voir

exp.

incertitude

sert à esquiver la question ou exprimer un doute ou un désaccord

mouvement d'évitement

esquive

geste physique fait pour esquiver un obstacle ou un danger

dérober

évitement

éviter ou esquiver volontairement quelque chose

rompre

escrime

faire un pas en arrière pour esquiver

Examples of esquiver in a sentence

Elle a réussi à esquiver la confrontation en changeant de sujet.
Elle a esquivé la corvée de vaisselle habilement.
Le ministre tente d’esquiver ses responsabilités publiques.

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English:dodge, shirk, ...
German:ausweichen, umgehen, ...
Italian:schivare, evitare, ...
Spanish:esquivar, evadir, ...
Portuguese:esquivar-se, fugir a, ...
Chinese:躲闪, 逃避, ...
Japanese:かわす, 回避する, ...
Arabic:تفادى, تهرّب, ...
Hebrew:לַחֲמוֹק, לְהִתְחַמֵּק, ...
Russian:уклоняться, отлынивать, ...
Ukrainian:ухилятися, відхилятися, ...
Catalan:esquivar, evitar, ...
Danish:undvige, sno sig uden om, ...
Dutch:ontwijken, uit de weg gaan, ...
Greek:ξεγλιστρώ, αποφεύγω, ...
Hungarian:kikerülni, kibújni valami alól, ...
Khmer:គេច, ជៀសវាង, ...
Korean:재빨리 피하다, 회피하다, ...
Polish:uniknąć, unikać, ...
Portuguese (BR):esquivar, evitar, ...
Romanian:a eschiva, a evita, ...
Swedish:undvika, smita undan, ...
Thai:หลบ, หลีกเลี่ยง, ...
Turkish:savuşturmak, ...
Vietnamese:né, tránh né, ...

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