Dodge (d j), Mary Elizabeth Mapes 1831-1905. American editor and writer best known for her children's classic Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates (1865). |
| dodge (dj) v. dodged, dodg·ing, dodg·es v.tr. 1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside. 2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit: kept dodging the reporter's questions. 3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process. v.intr. 1. To move aside or in a given direction by shifting or twisting suddenly: The child dodged through the crowd. 2. To practice trickery or cunning; prevaricate. n. 1. The act of dodging. 2. An ingenious expedient intended to evade or trick. See Synonyms at wile. [Origin unknown.] |
dodge [dɒdʒ]
vb
1. to avoid or attempt to avoid (a blow, discovery, etc.), as by moving suddenly
2. to evade (questions, etc.) by cleverness or trickery
3. (Music, other) (intr) Bell-ringing to make a bell change places with its neighbour when sounding in successive changes
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) (tr) Photog to lighten or darken (selected areas on a print) by manipulating the light from an enlarger
n
1. a plan or expedient contrived to deceive
2. a sudden evasive or hiding movement
3. a clever contrivance
4. (Music, other) Bell-ringing the act of dodging
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | dodge - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" plant - something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant" pump-and-dump scheme - an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises |
| 2. | dodge - a quick evasive movement evasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | |
| 3. |  dodge - a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery | |
| Verb | 1. | dodge - make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| 2. | dodge - move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 3. | dodge - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" beg - dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion" quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
dodge
verb
1. duck, dart, swerve, sidestep, shoot, shift, turn aside, body-swerve (Scot.) We dodged behind a pillar.
2. evade, avoid, escape, get away from, elude, body-swerve (Scot.), slip through the net of Thieves dodged the security system in the shop.
3. avoid, hedge, parry, get out of, shun, evade, sidestep, circumvent, shirk He has repeatedly dodged the question.
Translations
dodge [dɒdʒ]
B. VT (= elude) [+ blow, ball] → esquivar; [+ pursuer] → dar esquinazo a; [+ acquaintance, problem] → evitar; [+ tax] → evadir; [+ responsibility, duty, job] → eludir
to dodge the issue → eludir el tema
to dodge the issue → eludir el tema
C. VI → escabullirse (Boxing) → hacer una finta
to dodge out of the way → echarse a un lado
to dodge behind a tree → ocultarse tras un árbol
to dodge round a corner → escabullirse detrás de una esquina
to dodge out of the way → echarse a un lado
to dodge behind a tree → ocultarse tras un árbol
to dodge round a corner → escabullirse detrás de una esquina
dodge [ˈdɒdʒ]
vt
[+ question] → éluder
vi
(= move) → faire un saut de côté
to dodge behind sth → se jeter derrière qch
to dodge out of the way → s'esquiver
to dodge through the traffic → se faufiler entre les voitures
to dodge behind sth → se jeter derrière qch
to dodge out of the way → s'esquiver
to dodge through the traffic → se faufiler entre les voitures
(SPORT) → feinter
dodgem® car [ˈdɒdʒəm] n (mainly British) to go on the dodgems → aller faire un tour d'autos tamponneuses
dodgem® car [ˈdɒdʒəm] n (mainly British) to go on the dodgems → aller faire un tour d'autos tamponneuses
dodge
n
(= trick) → Trick m, → Kniff m; (= ingenious plan) → Glanzidee f (inf); to know all the dodges → mit allen Wassern gewaschen sein
vt blow, ball, question, difficulty → ausweichen (+dat); tax → umgehen; (= shirk) work, military service → sich drücken vor (+dat); to dodge the issue → der (eigentlichen) Frage ausweichen or aus dem Weg gehen
vi → ausweichen; to dodge out of sight → blitzschnell verschwinden, sich blitzschnell verdrücken (inf); to dodge out of the way (of car, blow) → zur Seite springen; to dodge behind a tree → hinter einen Baum springen; to dodge through the traffic → sich durch den Verkehr schlängeln
dodge [dɒdʒ]
2. vt (blow, missile) → schivare; (pursuer, question, difficulty) → eludere; (tax) → evadere; (work, duty) → sottrarsi a
to dodge the issue → girare intorno all'argomento
to dodge the issue → girare intorno all'argomento
3. vi → scansarsi (Sport) → fare una schivata
to dodge out of the way → scansarsi
to dodge through the traffic → destreggiarsi nel traffico
to dodge behind a tree → nascondersi dietro un albero
to dodge out of the way → scansarsi
to dodge through the traffic → destreggiarsi nel traffico
to dodge behind a tree → nascondersi dietro un albero
v dodge [dodʒ]
to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions. wegskram van يَتَفادى، يَتَجَنَّب избягвам uskočit; vyhnout se undvige; undgå ausweichen αποφεύγω, ξεγλιστρώ esquivar (kõrvale) põikama جا خالی دادن؛ طفره رفتن väistää esquiver לַחֲמוֹק, לְהִתחָמֵק कतराना, हज जना, पैतरेबाजी करना izbjegavati, izbjeći kikerül, kitér vmi elől mengelakkan víkja eða skjótast undan; sneiða hjá schivare; ripararsi 身をかわす 피하다 išsisukti, vengti, šmurkštelėti mesties ap stūri mengelak ontwijken vike/springe raskt unna, smette, unnvike uchylić się od, uniknąć, wymknąć się esquivar-se a evita, a ocoli уклоняться; прятаться; увиливать uskočiť; vyhnúť sa izogniti se izmicati vika undan, hoppa åt sidan, smita, undvika เลี่ยง atlatmak, yan çizmek, çalım atmak 躲開；迴避 ухилятися; ховатися بچنے کے لۓ پھرتی سے رخ بدلنا né tránh 躲开；回避
n
1 an act of dodging. ontwykende beweging تَفادٍ، تَجَنُّب избягване uskočení; vyhnutí knibe uden om; undgå das Ausweichen ελιγμός regate kõrvalepõige جاخالی؛ طفره väistö mouvement de côté הִתחַמקוּת पैंतरेबाजी izbjegavanje, izvrdavanje kitérés pengelakan undanbrögð; kænskubragð schivata 身をかわすこと 교묘한 회피 išsisukimas, vengimas izlocīšanās; izvairīšanās menepis ontwijkende beweging unnvikende skritt/handling unik evasão ocolire, evitare уклонение úskok, vyhnutie izogibanje izmicanje språng åt sidan, väjning การหลบหลีก atlatma, yan çizme, çalım atma 躲閃 викрут, виверт بدلتا پینترا sự lẩn tránh 躲闪
2 a trick You'll never catch him – he knows every dodge there is. skuiwergat حيلَه، خُدْعَه хитрост úskok, finta kneb der Kniff κόλπο truco knihv حیله؛ ترفند temppu truc, combine תָחבּוּלָה चाल, चकमा smicalica csel tipu muslihat kænskubragð; undanbrögð trucco 策略 속임수 gudrybė triks; viltīgs paņēmiens elakkan foefje krumspring, knep, triks, manøver sztuczka artimanha truc уловка trik, finta zvijača trik knep, fint, trick เล่ห์เหลี่ยม dümen, dolap 詭計 трюк غچّہ mánh 诡计
adj dodgy
1 difficult or risky Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy. riskant, gewaag(d) خَطِر، فيه مُجازَفَه труден obtížný, riskantní svær; risikabel riskant δύσκολος, επικίνδυνος arriesgado, difícil kahtlane پرمخاطره؛ سخت vaikea délicat מְסוּכָּן खतरनाक teško,rizično rizikós sulit áhættusamur; vafasamur complicato, difficile 難しい 어려운 keblus, sunkus nedrošs; riskants pintar hachelijk vanskelig, risikabel trudny arriscado трудный; рискованный ťažký, riskantný težek, kočljiv nepouzdan knepig, riskabel ซึ่งเสี่ยง güç, riskli 困難的，冒險的 ризикований مشکل khó khăn 困难的，冒险的
2 (of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy. netelig, gevaarlik, riskant غَيْر آمِن، غَيْر موثوق нечестен riskantní risikabel; usikker unglaubwürdig αναξιόπιστος, παρακινδυνευμένος sospechoso, poco fiable küsitav حیله آمیز؛ پر مخاطره epäilyttävä malin, risqué מְפַקפֵּק धोखेबाज financijski nesigurno gyanús tidak aman vafasamur ingannevole 危なっかしい 믿지 못할 suktas, apgaulingas apšaubāms; negodīgs canggung onbetrouwbaar muffens, mistenkelig, risikabel szachrajski, `lewy escuro ненадёжный nebezpečný sumljiv nepouzdan svekfull, opålitlig ซึ่งไม่น่าเชื่อถือ güvenilmez, şaibeli 狡猾的 шахраюватий, нечесний چالباز láu cá 狡猾的
Dodge → يراوغ uskočit springe til siden ausweichen αποφεύγω με ελιγμό esquivar väistää éviter izbjeći schivare さっと身をかわして避ける 재빨리 몸을 비키다 heen en weer bewegen unnvike odskoczyć esquivar-se увертываться undvika หลบหลีก kenara kaçmak né tránh 躲开
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