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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.
[Origin unknown.]
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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
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| 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" |
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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
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dodge
verb1. To keep away from:
Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep clear of.
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Translations
تَفادٍ، تَجَنُّبحيلَه، خُدْعَهيَتَفادى، يَتَجَنَّبيُرَاوِغُ
uskočitúskokvyhnout sevyhnutífinta
knebknibe uden omspringe til sidenundgåundvige
väistäävältellä
izbjeći
csel
kænskubragî; undanbrögîundanbrögî; kænskubragîvíkja eîa skjótast undan; sneiîa hjá
さっと身をかわして避ける
재빨리 몸을 비키다
išsisukimasišsisuktišmurkštelėti
izlocīšanāsizlocītiesizvairīšanāsizvairītiesmesties ap stūri
finta
izogniti se
undvika
หลบหลีก
atlatmaatlatmakçalım atmaçalım atmakdolap
né tránh
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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) → feinterdodgem® car [ˈdɒdʒəm] n (mainly British) to go on the dodgems → aller faire un tour d'autos tamponneuses
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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.
noun1. an act of dodging.
2. a trick. You'll never catch him – he knows every dodge there is.
ˈdodgy adjective1. difficult or risky. Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.
2. (of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise. I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009