Polyglot Dictionary

esquivar

/eskiˈβaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
esquivo
preterite (yo)
esquivé
past participle
esquivado

Meaning

  1. to dodge

    • Esquivó el golpe.

      He dodged the blow.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sortear

esquivar and sortear are close synonyms for "to dodge"; sortear also separately means "to raffle."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

budear

budear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dodge."

Portuguese

esquivar

esquivar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dodge."

Portuguese

fintar

fintar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dodge."

Practice

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