dodge

esquiver

Se déplacer rapidement pour éviter d’être heurté par quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To move quickly out of the way of something that might hit you.

• She dodged the ball.
• He dodged to the left as the bike approached.
• We had to dodge falling branches.

Synonymes : avoid, sidestep

Expressions courantes : dodge a ball, dodge a punch, dodge to something

éluder, esquiver

Éviter une question, une obligation ou une situation difficile, souvent avec habileté.

En anglais simple : To avoid a question, duty, or difficult situation, often by being clever.

• He dodged my question.
• The minister keeps dodging the issue of housing costs.
• You cannot dodge responsibility forever.

Synonymes : avoid, evade, sidestep

Contraires : confront

Expressions courantes : dodge a question, dodge responsibility, dodge the issue

astuce, combine

Astuce pour éviter de payer, de faire quelque chose ou de se faire prendre.

En anglais simple : A clever trick used to avoid paying, doing something, or getting caught.

• That sounds like a tax dodge.
• Her excuse was just a dodge to avoid work.
• Officials closed several popular tax dodges.

Synonymes : trick, ploy, ruse

Expressions courantes : tax dodge, clever dodge, old dodge