dodge

dodge

 (dŏj)

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 evade something by cunning, trickery, or deceit.

n.

1. The act of dodging: made a dodge to the left.

2. A cunning or deceitful act intended to evade something or trick someone: a tax dodge. See Synonyms at wile.

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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. (Photography) (tr) photog to lighten or darken (selected areas on a print) by manipulating the light from an enlarger

n

5. a plan or expedient contrived to deceive

6. a sudden evasive or hiding movement

7. a clever contrivance

8. (Music, other) bell-ringing the act of dodging

[C16: of unknown origin]

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dodge

(dɒdʒ)

v. dodged, dodg•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy; avoid.

2. (in printing a photograph) to shade (an area of a print) from exposure for a period while exposing the remainder of the print, in order to lighten or eliminate the area (sometimes fol. by out).

v.i.

3. to move aside or change position suddenly, as to avoid a blow or get behind something.

4. to use evasive methods; prevaricate.

n.

5. a quick, evasive movement, as a sudden jump away to avoid a blow or the like.

6. a clever scheme; shifty trick.

7. Slang. an occupation.

[1560–70]

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dodge

Past participle: dodged
Gerund: dodging

Imperative

dodge

dodge

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Thesaurus

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" stratagem, contrivance scheme, strategy - an elaborate and systematic plan of action 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 wangle, wangling - an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
	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 dodging, scheme falsehood, untruth, falsity - a false statement
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" evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt, parry, fudge, circumvent, elude, duck, put off 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"

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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.

noun

1. trick, scheme, ploy, trap, device, fraud, con (slang), manoeuvre, deception, scam (slang), gimmick, hoax, wheeze (Brit. slang), deceit, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, canard, feint, stratagem, contrivance, machination It was probably just a dodge to stop you going away.

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dodge

verb

1. To keep away from:

avoid, burke, bypass, circumvent, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, get around, shun.

Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep clear of.

2. To avoid fulfilling or answering completely:

duck, evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt.

noun

An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end:

artifice, deception, device, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile.

Informal: shenanigan, take-in.

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Translations

تَفادٍ، تَجَنُّبحيلَه، خُدْعَهيَتَفادى، يَتَجَنَّبيُرَاوِغُ

uskočitúskokvyhnout sevyhnutífinta

knebknibe uden omspringe til sidenundgåundvige

ausweichenKniff

αποφεύγω με ελιγμό

esquivarevadirapartarse

väistäävältellä

esquiveréviterfinasserieparertruc

izbjeći

csel

kænskubragî; undanbrögîundanbrögî; kænskubragîvíkja eîa skjótast undan; sneiîa hjá

schivareespedienteinsicuro

さっと身をかわして避ける

재빨리 몸을 비키다

išsisukimasišsisuktišmurkštelėti

izlocīšanāsizlocītiesizvairīšanāsizvairītiesmesties ap stūri

ontwijken

unnvikeunnvikende skrittvike raskt unnaknepkrumspring

odskoczyć

esquivar-se

увертываться

finta

izogniti se

undvika

หลบหลีก

atlatmaatlatmakçalım atmaçalım atmakdolap

né tránh

躲开躲避逃避的诡计闪躲伎俩

dodge

[dɒdʒ]

A. N

1. (= movement) → regate m (Boxing etc) → finta f

2. (Brit) (= trick) → truco m

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

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

dodge about VI + ADV → ir de aquí para allá

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dodge

[ˈdɒdʒ]

n (= trick) → truc m, combine f

vt

[+ opponent, vehicle] → esquiver, éviter

[+ responsibility] → éviter; [+ tax] → éviter de payer

[+ 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

(SPORT) → feinterdodgem® car [ˈdɒdʒəm] n (mainly British) to go on the dodgems → aller faire un tour d'autos tamponneuses

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dodge

n

(lit) → Sprung m → zur Seite, rasches Ausweichen; (Ftbl, Boxing) → Ausweichen nt

(= 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

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dodge

[dɒdʒ]

1. n (fam) (trick) → espediente m, trucco
a tax dodge → un trucchetto per evadere le tasse

2. vt (blow, missile) → schivare; (pursuer, question, difficulty) → eludere; (tax) → evadere; (work, duty) → sottrarsi a
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

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dodge

(dodʒ) verb

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 esquivar-se uskočit; vyhnout se ausweichen undvige; undgå 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 يوې خواته كېدل، يو خوا بلى خواته او ښتل، چل وهل، چلبازى كول: په چټكى سره ځان ګوښه كول: دچالاكۍ څخه كار اخيستل 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 閃避 ухилятися; ховатися بچنے کے لۓ پھرتی سے رخ بدلنا né tránh 躲开，回避

noun

1. an act of dodging. ontwykende beweging تَفادٍ، تَجَنُّب избягване evasão uskočení; vyhnutí das Ausweichen knibe uden om; undgå ελιγμόςregate kõrvalepõige جاخالی؛ طفره väistö mouvement de côté התחמקות 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 يوې خواته كېدل evasão ocolire, evitare уклонение úskok, vyhnutie izogibanje izmicanje språng åt sidan, väjning การหลบหลีก atlatma, yan çizme, çalım atma 閃避 викрут, виверт بدلتا پینترا sự lẩn tránh 闪躲，躲避

2. a trick. You'll never catch him – he knows every dodge there is. skuiwergat حيلَه، خُدْعَه хитрост artimanha úskok, finta der Kniff kneb κόλποtruco knihv حیله؛ ترفند temppu truc, combineתחבולה चाल, चकमा smicalica csel tipu muslihat kænskubragð; undanbrögð trucco 策略 속임수 gudrybė triks; viltīgs paņēmiens elakkan foefjekrumspring, knep, triks, manøversztuczka چل artimanha truc уловка trik, finta zvijača trik knep, fint, trick เล่ห์เหลี่ยม dümen, dolap 逃脫的技倆 трюк غچّہ mánh 伎俩，推脱的计策，逃避的诡计

ˈdodgy adjective

1. difficult or risky. Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy. riskant, gewaag(d) خَطِر، فيه مُجازَفَه труден arriscado obtížný, riskantní riskant svær; risikabel δύσκολος, επικίνδυνοςarriesgado, difícil kahtlane پرمخاطره؛ سخت vaikea délicatמסוכן खतरनाक teško, rizično rizikós sulit áhættusamur; vafasamur complicato, difficile 難しい 어려운 keblus, sunkus nedrošs; riskants pintar hachelijk vanskelig, risikabeltrudny دشوار 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 escuro riskantní unglaubwürdig risikabel; usikker 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 onbetrouwbaarmuffens, mistenkelig, risikabel szachrajski, `lewy` چلبازى escuroненадёжный nebezpečný sumljiv nepouzdan svekfull, opålitlig ซึ่งไม่น่าเชื่อถือ güvenilmez, şaibeli 狡詐的 шахраюватий, нечесний چالباز láu cá 狡猾的

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dodge

→ يُرَاوِغُ uskočit springe til siden ausweichen αποφεύγω με ελιγμό apartarse, esquivar väistää éviter izbjeći schivare さっと身をかわして避ける 재빨리 몸을 비키다 ontwijken unnvike odskoczyć esquivar-se увертываться undvika หลบหลีก kenara kaçmak né tránh 躲开

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