sidestep (redirected from sidesteps)

side·step  (sdstp)

v. side·stepped, side·step·ping, side·steps

v.intr.

1. To step aside: sidestepped to make way for the runner.

2. To dodge an issue or a responsibility.

v.tr.

1. To step out of the way of.

2. To evade; skirt: sidestep a difficult question.

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sidestepper n.

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sidestep [ˈsaɪdˌstɛp]

vb -steps, -stepping, -stepped

1. to step aside from or out of the way of (something)

2. (tr) to dodge or circumvent

n side step

a movement to one side, as in dancing, boxing, etc.

sidestepper  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sidestep - a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps" dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists
Verb	1.	sidestep - 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, skirt, parry, fudge, circumvent, dodge, 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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sidestep

verb avoid, dodge, evade, duck (informal), skirt, skip, bypass, elude, circumvent, find a way round, body-swerve (Scot.) He was trying to sidestep responsibility.

Translations

sidestep [ˈsaɪdstep]

A. VT [+ problem, question] → eludir, esquivar
he neatly sidestepped the question → eludió or esquivó hábilmente la pregunta

B. VI (Boxing etc) → dar un quiebro, fintar, dar una finta(LAm)

C. N

1. (= step) → paso m hacia un lado

2. (= dodge) → esquivada f

sidestep [ˈsaɪdstɛp]

vt

[+ question, problem, issue] → éluder

vi (= step to one side) (gen) → faire un pas de côté (BOXING) → esquiver
side street n → rue f transversale

sidestep [ˈsaɪdˌstɛp]

1. vt (question, problem) → eludere, scansare

2. vi (Boxing) → schivare

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sidestep [ˈsaɪdˌstɛp]

1. vt (question, problem) → eludere, scansare

2. vi (Boxing) → schivare