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1 dodge
dodge [dɒdʒ]1. noun* * *[dɒdʒ] 1.1) ( movement) gen mouvement m de côté; Sport esquive f2) (colloq) GB ( trick) combine (colloq) f2.transitive verb esquiver [bullet, blow, difficult question]; échapper à [pursuers]; se dérober à [confrontation, accusation]; éviter de payer [tax]; éviter [person] -
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dodge [dɒdʒ]1 noun∎ to make a dodge faire un écart ou une esquive∎ to be up to all the dodges connaître toutes les combines(make evasive movement) s'écarter vivement; (footballer, boxer) faire une esquive;∎ he dodged into the doorway il s'est esquivé ou il a disparu dans l'entrée;∎ she dodged to the side elle a fait un bond de côté;∎ to dodge in and out of the crowd faire du slalom dans la foule;∎ to dodge out of the way s'écarter vivement;∎ figurative to dodge out of doing sth se défiler pour ne pas faire qch(blow) esquiver; (falling rock, ball) éviter; (bullets) passer entre, éviter; (pursuer, police) échapper à; (creditor, landlord etc) éviter; (question) éluder;∎ he has dodged the taxman or paying tax all his life il a échappé au fisc toute sa vie;∎ to dodge military service échapper au service militaire;∎ to dodge the issue éluder ou esquiver le problème;∎ you dodged doing the dishes last night! tu t'es défilé pour la vaisselle hier soir!;∎ to dodge school sécher l'école -
3 dodge
[do‹] 1. 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.) esquiver2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) mouvement de côté2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) truc, combine•- dodgy -
4 duck
duck [dʌk]1. nounb. [+ one's head] baisser vivement ; [+ blow, question] esquiver ; [+ responsibility, decision] se dérober à4. compounds* * *[dʌk] 1. 2.transitive verb1)2) ( dodge) lit, fig esquiver; se dérober à [responsibility]3.intransitive verb baisser la tête; [boxer] esquiver un coup••it's like water off a duck's back — ça ne le/la etc touche absolument pas
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5 trick
trick [trɪk]1. noun• it's a trick to make you believe... c'est un stratagème pour vous faire croire...• trick or treat! donnez-moi quelque chose ou je vous joue un tour ! → HALLOWEEN3. compounds* * *[trɪk] 1.2) (by magician, conjurer, dog) tour m3) (knack, secret) astuce fto know a trick or two ou a few tricks — s'y connaître ( about en)
4) (habit, mannerism) manie f5) ( in cards) pli m2. 3.to take ou win a trick — faire un pli
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6 duck
duck [dʌk]1 noun∎ to take to sth like a duck to water (become good at) se mettre à qch comme si on avait fait ça toute sa vie; (develop a liking for) prendre tout de suite goût à qch, mordre à qch;∎ criticism runs off him like water off a duck's back les critiques glissent sur lui comme de l'eau sur les plumes d'un canard;∎ American familiar it's duck soup (easily done) c'est du gâteau;∎ American figurative to get one's ducks in a row se préparer□(b) (in cricket) score m nul;∎ to be out for a duck ne marquer aucun point, faire un score nul;∎ to break one's duck marquer son premier point(d) (material) coutil m∎ what do you want, ducks? (to woman) et pour vous, ma petite dame?; (to man) et pour le monsieur, qu'est-ce que ce sera?(trousers) pantalon m de coutil(a) (dodge → blow) esquiver;∎ to duck one's head (out of the way) baisser vivement la tête(b) (submerge in water) faire boire la tasse à(c) (evade → responsibility, question) se dérober à, esquiver;∎ to duck the issue s'esquiver; (in reply) user de faux-fuyants∎ duck! baisse-toi!;∎ to duck under the water plonger sous l'eau;∎ to duck behind a hedge se cacher derrière une haie∎ to duck out of a room s'esquiver d'une pièce∎ to duck out of doing sth se défiler pour ne pas faire qch►► British very familiar duck's arse (hairstyle) = coiffure masculine populaire dans les années cinquante (cheveux courts plaqués vers l'arrière) -
7 fudge
fudge [fʌdʒ]1 noun∎ a piece of fudge un caramel;∎ I made some fudge j'ai fait des caramels∎ the law/agreement is a fudge le texte de loi/de l'accord est délibérément flou(c) Typography (stop press box) emplacement m de la dernière heure; (stop press news) (insertion f de) dernière heure f, dernières nouvelles fpl(d) (UNCOUNT) (nonsense) balivernes fpl, âneries fpl(evade, hedge) esquiver le problème;∎ the President fudged on the budget issue le président a esquivé les questions sur le budget(b) (avoid, dodge) esquiver∎ I totally fudged it je l'ai complètement ratéfamiliar old-fashioned balivernes! -
8 sidestep
1 nouncrochet m; Sport esquive f∎ he'll sidestep making any decision il évitera de prendre quelque décision que ce soit;∎ they'll sidestep the regulations/the law ils contourneront le règlement/la loi∎ to sidestep up a slope monter une pente en escalier(c) (be evasive) rester évasif -
9 draft
1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) brouillon2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) détachement3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) mandat4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) conscription2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) esquisser2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) incorporer•- draft dodger - draft evasion - draftsman -
10 duck
A n2 ( in cricket) to be out for ou to make a duck ne marquer aucun point ; to break one's duck marquer son premier point ; fig remporter sa première victoire ;3 ○ GB dial ( also ducks) ( form of address) ( to child) mon chéri/ma chérie m/f ; ( to woman) ma petite dame ;4 Tex coutil m.C vtr1 ( lower) to duck one's head baisser la tête ;2 ( dodge) esquiver [punch, ball] ;4 ( push under water) faire boire la tasse à ○ [person].D vi [person] baisser la tête ; [boxer] esquiver un coup ; I ducked into a side-street to avoid meeting her je me suis engouffré dans une ruelle pour éviter de la rencontrer ; to duck behind sth se cacher derrière qch.he took to it like a duck to water il s'y est mis comme s'il avait fait ça toute sa vie ; (there's no point in telling him off) it's like water off a duck's back (c'est inutile de le réprimander) ça ne le touche absolument pas.■ duck out ○:▶ duck out of [sth] quitter [office, room] ;▶ duck out of doing arriver à éviter de faire.
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