esquiver
Meanings
Verb
1. to dodge (a blow), duck (transitive)
2. to evade, elude (transitive)
3. to sidestep, to strafe (transitive)
4. to slip away (reflexive)
Examples9
Je n'ai pas pu l'esquiver.
I couldn't avoid him.
Elle a esquivé mes questions.
She avoided answering my questions.
Elle esquiva mes questions.
She avoided answering my questions.
N'esquive pas ma question.
Don't dodge my question.
Tu esquives le problème.
You're ducking the issue.
Tu ne peux pas esquiver les balles.
You can't dodge bullets.