to dodge sideways

- coś go boli w lewym boku he’s got some kind of pain in his left side

- przewrócił się na prawy bok he turned over onto his right side

- na bok/na boku aside

- porozmawiać z kimś na boku to have a quiet word with sb

- zjechać na bok to pull over to the side

- łódź ustawiła się bokiem do fali the boat turned broadside to the waves

- na bok! step aside!

- mam teraz trochę boków I’ve got one or two extra things on the go at the moment pot.

- ominąć coś bokiem to sidestep sth

- patrzeć na kogoś/coś bokiem to look askance at sb/sth

■ brać się a. łapać się za boki ze śmiechu to clutch one’s sides laughing a. with laughter

- zrywać boki (ze śmiechu) pot. to split one’s sides (laughing)

- mieć coś pod bokiem pot. to have sth close at hand a. close by

- mieć kogoś na boku pot. to have sb on the side pot.; to have sb close

- odłożyć/uzbierać coś na boku to put a. lay sth aside

- pozostawać z boku to stay in the background

- robić bokami (o zwierzęciu) to pant; pot. to be struggling financially

- stać/trzymać się z boku to stand/remain on the sidelines

- trzymać się czyjegoś boku to remain at sb’s side

- znajdować się u czyjegoś boku to be at sb’s side

- zarabiać na boku pot. to make something on the side pot.

- zostawić coś na boku to put sth aside

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1. (= boczna powierzchnia l. strona) side, flank; leżeć na prawym/lewym boku lie on the right/left side; z lewego/prawego boku from the left/right (side); przewracać się z boku na bok turn from side to side; wziąć się pod boki stand with arms akimbo; coś jest pod bokiem sth is under one's nose; mieć kogoś/coś u boku have sb/sth at l. by one's side; zrywać boki ze śmiechu split one's sides with laughter; odłożyć coś na bok put sth to one side; przen. (= odłożyć na później, zaoszczędzić, zignorować) put sth aside; na bok! out of the way!; stand aside!; żarty na bok joking aside; zostawić coś na boku leave sth aside; pozostawać l. trzymać się na boku (= nie angażować się) keep out of the way; stay clear; dorabiać sobie na boku earn on the side; podejść z boku approach from the side; mieć kogoś na boku pot. have a bit on the side; robić bokami pot. cope with difficulty; jeszcze ci to wyjdzie bokiem pot. you'll regret it yet.

2. (= krawędź powierzchni) side; dłuższe boki stołu the longer sides of the table; boki trójkąta geom. the sides of a triangle.

1 to avoid.

2 to dodge, to shirk consideration of, to avoid, to get around.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (ladear) to slant, put on a slant

2 figurado (evitar) to avoid, dodge

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1) (=poner ladeado) to put sideways, place obliquely frm

2) (=librarse de) [+ dificultad] to get round; [+ pregunta] to avoid, dodge, sidestep; [+ encuentro] to avoid

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verbo transitivo <dificultad/obstáculo> to avoid, get around; < pregunta> to dodge, avoid

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= fudge, overlook, miss, leave out, forego [forgo].

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado forwent, participio forgone.

Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.

Ex. This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.

Ex. Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.

Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex. I cannot forgo commenting first on Mr Gorman's presentation because I think that it characterizes best the spirit of the present revision.

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verbo transitivo <dificultad/obstáculo> to avoid, get around; < pregunta> to dodge, avoid

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= fudge, overlook, miss, leave out, forego [forgo].

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado forwent, participio forgone.

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soslayar [A1 ]

‹dificultad/obstáculo› to avoid, get around; ‹pregunta› to dodge, avoid

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soslayar vt

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v/t avoid, dodge

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soslayar vt

esquivar: to dodge, to evade

1 to drain (platos, verdura).

escurrir el bulto to get out of it; (trabajo) to evade the issue (cuestión)

2 to drip.

deja los platos a escurrir leave the dishes to drain

3 to slide.

una lágrima escurrió por su mejilla a tear slid down her cheek

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► verbo transitivo

1 (platos etc) to drain; (ropa) to wring out; (comida) to strain

► verbo intransitivo

1 (destilar) to drip, trickle

2 (deslizar) to slip, slide

► verbo pronominal escurrirse

1 (platos etc) to drain

2 (líquido) to drip, trickle

3 (deslizarse) to slip, slide

4 familiar (escapar) to run away, slip away

5 familiar (decir demasiado) to let slip

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escurrir el bulto familiar to dodge the issue

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- escurrirse

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VT [+ ropa] to wring, wring out; [+ platos, líquido, botella] to drain; [+ verduras] to strain

VI [líquido] to drip

escurrirse

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verbo transitivo < ropa> to wring out, wring; <verduras/pasta> to strain, drain; <líquido/vaso> to drain

escurrirse v pron

1)

a) líquido

b) verduras/vajilla to drain

2)

a) (fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away

b) (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

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= drain away, drain off, drain, strain, wring.

Ex. As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

Ex. When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.

Ex. The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.

Ex. Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.

Ex. The statue depicted a nymph coming out of the water and wringing her wet hair.

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* escurrir el bulto = pass + the buck, weasel (on/out of), duck out.

* sin escurrir = undrained.

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verbo transitivo < ropa> to wring out, wring; <verduras/pasta> to strain, drain; <líquido/vaso> to drain

escurrirse v pron

1)

a) líquido

b) verduras/vajilla to drain

2)

a) (fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away

b) (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

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escurrir [I1 ]

1 ‹ropa› to wring out, wring

2 ‹verduras› to strain, drain; ‹pasta› to drain

3 ‹líquido› to drain, drain off

4 ‹botella/jarra› to drain, get the last drops out of

5 ‹buñuelos/pescado› to drain

deja los platos ahí para que escurran leave the plates there to drain

dejé escurrir la camisa I left the shirt to drip-dry

pon la botella boca abajo para que escurra turn the bottle upside down to drain out the last few drops

«líquido»: cuelga la camisa para que se vaya escurriendo el agua hang the shirt out to drip-dry

déjalas en una servilleta de papel para que se escurra el aceite leave them to drain on some kitchen paper

2 «verduras» to drain

1 ( fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away

intentaré escurrirme de la fiesta I'll try to slip away from the party

le pusimos una trampa pero logró escurrirse we laid a trap for him but he managed to wriggle o get out of it

2 (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

el vaso/jabón se le escurrió de (entre) las manos the glass/soap slipped through her fingers

se fue escurriendo entre la multitud she slipped through the crowd

me estoy escurriendo de la silla I keep sliding off this chair

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◊ dejar escurrir ‹ platos› to leave … to drain;

a) [ líquido]:

◊ cuelga la camisa para que se escurra el agua hang the shirt out to drip-dry

b) [verduras/vajilla] to drain

a) (fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away;

b) (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

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♦ vt

1. [platos] to drain;

escúrrele el líquido a la lata de atún drain the liquid from the can of tuna;

escurrir el bulto [trabajo] to get out of it;

2. [botella] to empty (out)

♦ vi

1. [soltar líquido] to drain;

deja los platos a escurrir leave the dishes to drain;

deja aquí el paraguas para que vaya escurriendo leave the umbrella here so it can dry off

2. [resbalar] to slide;

una lágrima escurrió por su mejilla a tear slid down her cheek

3. [estar resbaladizo] to be slippery

♦ See also the pronominal verb escurrirse

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I v/t

1 ropa wring out

2 platos, verduras drain

II v/i

1 de platos drain

2 de ropa drip-dry

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escurrir vt

1) : to wring out

2) : to drain

escurrir vi

1) : to drain

2) : to drip, to drip-dry

♦ See also the reflexive verb escurrirse

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escurrir vb

1. (ropa) to wring out [pt. & pp. wrung]

2. (platos, verduras) to drain

"1. (a) side. 2. flank. 3. neighborhood, vicinity, diggings: O yanlarda oturuyor. He lives in that area. 4. part (of one´s body): Her yanım ağrıyor. I ache all over. 5. direction (line or course extending away from a given point). 6. aspect, side (of a matter). 7. with; alongside, alongside of: Yanına hiç para alma! Don´t take any money with you! Yanımda çalışıyor. He works alongside me. 8. in comparison with, alongside of: Hüsnü, Zühtü´nün yanında bir sıfırdır. Hüsnü´s nothing compared to Zühtü. 9. lateral, side, located at or towards a side. 10. secondary. -a /dan/ 1. pro, for, in favor of; on the side of: Ben Hasan´dan yanayım. I´m for Hasan. 2. as regards, as far as... is concerned: Paradan yana iyiyim. I´m OK as far as money goes. -dan sideways, from one side; obliquely; in profile. -a çıkmak /dan/ to support, take the side of, side with (someone). -ına almak /ı/ 1. to take (someone) on, employ (someone) (as one´s assistant). 2. to take (someone) in (in order to look after him/her). - bakış sideways glance. - bakmak /a/ 1. to look askance at, look at (someone, something) hostilely or venomously. - basmak 1. to be deceived, be taken in. 2. not to be straight with someone; to give someone the runaround. -ı başında /ın/ right beside, immediately beside, right next to. -ına bırakmamak/komamak/koymamak /ı, ın/ not to let (someone) get away with (something), not to let (someone) do (something) without being punished for doing it. (...) -ından bile geçmemiş. /ın/ It doesn´t have even the slightest connection with.../It doesn´t bear even the faintest resemblance to.... - cebime koy. colloq. I don´t believe you./Come on, who do you think you´re fooling?/Pull the other leg, it´s got bells on it. - cümle gram. subordinate clause. -dan çarklı 1. side-wheel (steamer). 2. slang slow-going, poky (vehicle). 3. slang (glass of tea) served with lumps/a lump of sugar in the saucer beside it. 4. slang (someone) who walks with one shoulder sloped downward. 5. slang (someone) who swings his arms vigorously as he walks. - çizmek 1. to try to get out of; to avoid, shirk, evade, dodge. 2. to pay no attention to, ignore. - etki side effect. -dan fırlama slang scoundrel, bastard, SOB. - gelmek/- gelip yatmak to take one´s ease, relax, enjoy oneself (when one should be working). -dan görünüş profile. - gözle out of the corner of one´s eye. - gözle bakmak /a/ 1. to look at (someone) out of the corner of one´s eye. 2. to look askance at, look at (someone, something) disdainfully. 3. to look at (someone, something) hostilely or venomously. -ına (kâr) kalmak to get away with, do (something) without being punished for doing it: Bu cinayet yanına kalmaz. You won´t get away with this murder. (...) -ına salavatla varılır. /ın/ You have to walk on eggs around him/her; the smallest thing can make him/her blow his/her stack. (...) -ına (salavatla) varılmaz. /ın/ 1. It´s so high/expensive you can´t touch it. 2. He/She thinks he´s/she´s better than everybody else. He/She thinks he´s/she´s something. 3. You have to walk on eggs around him/her; the smallest thing can make him/her blow his/her stack. -ı sıra 1. right along with, right alongside, together with, with: Yanı sıra avukatını getirdi. He brought his lawyer along with him. Viski yanı sıra bira içiyor. He´s drinking beer together with whiskey. 2. besides, in addition to, along with: Büyük bir yazar olmanın yanı sıra ünlü bir müzisyendir. Besides being a great writer he´s also a famous musician. 3. right alongside, right beside: Yanım sıra onlar oturuyorlardı. They were sitting right beside me. - tutmak to show partiality to one person or side. - ürün by-product. - yan sideways. - yana side by side. - yan bakmak /a/ to look at (someone) malevolently, look daggers at. - yatmak to lean to one side."

1 movement (desplazamiento, corriente).

movimiento obrero working-class movement

2 motion (physics & mechanics).

en movimiento moving, in motion

ponerse en movimiento to start moving

movimiento continuo/de rotación perpetual/rotational motion

movimiento sísmico earth tremor

3 activity.

4 turnover.

movimiento de capital cash flow

5 movement (Music) (parte de la obra).

6 move, forward movement, step in a process.

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► nombre masculino

1 (gen) movement; (técnicamente) motion

2 (de gente, ideas) activity; (de vehículos) traffic

■ en esta ciudad hay mucho movimiento this is a very lively town

3 (artístico, político) movement

4 (financiero) operations plural

■ un extracto de los movimientos de la cuenta a bank statement

5 MÚSICA (parte de la composición) movement; (velocidad de una composición) tempo

6 el Movimiento the Falangist Movement

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en movimiento in motion

movimiento de caja turnover

movimiento sísmico earth tremor

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1) movement

2) motion

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1) (Mec, Fís) movement

- el movimiento se demuestra andando

2) (=desplazamiento) [de persona, animal] movement

3)

4) (Econ, Com) [de cuenta] transaction; [de dinero] movement

5) (=actividad) [en oficina, tribunal] activity; [en aeropuerto, carretera] traffic

6) (=tendencia) movement

7) (Mús) [de compás] tempo; [de sinfonía] movement

8) (Inform)

9) (=jugada) move

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1)

a) (Fís, Tec) motion, movement

b) ( desplazamiento) movement

c) (cambio de postura, posición) movement

- movimiento de rotación

- movimiento de traslación

- movimiento sísmico

2)

a) (traslado - de dinero, bienes) movement; (- de la población) shift

b) (variación, cambio) movement, change

c) (agitación, actividad) activity

3)

a) (corriente, tendencia) movement

b) ( organización) movement

4) ( alzamiento) uprising, rebellion

5) (Mús) ( parte de obra) movement; ( compás) tempo

6) (Jueg) move

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1)

a) (Fís, Tec) motion, movement

b) ( desplazamiento) movement

c) (cambio de postura, posición) movement

- movimiento de rotación

- movimiento de traslación

- movimiento sísmico

2)

a) (traslado - de dinero, bienes) movement; (- de la población) shift

b) (variación, cambio) movement, change

c) (agitación, actividad) activity

3)

a) (corriente, tendencia) movement

b) ( organización) movement

4) ( alzamiento) uprising, rebellion

5) (Mús) ( parte de obra) movement; ( compás) tempo

6) (Jueg) move

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movimiento¹

¹ = flow, motion, move, navigation, shift, stream of traffic, mechanical stress, movement.

movimiento²

² = drive, tide, push, movement.

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1 ( Fís, Tec) motion, movement

un cuerpo en movimiento a body in motion

esto pone el mecanismo en movimiento this sets the mechanism in motion

¿cómo se mantiene en movimiento? how is it kept moving o in motion?

cuando el vehículo está en movimiento when the vehicle is in motion o is moving

se puso en movimiento it started moving

el movimiento de las olas the movement o motion of the waves

2 (desplazamiento) movement

el número de movimientos que se registraron en el puerto the number of vessel movements in the port, the number of ships that entered or left the port

el movimiento migratorio de las aves the migratory movement of birds

ella está siempre en movimiento she's always on the go ( colloq)

tenemos que ponernos en movimiento cuanto antes we have to get moving as soon as possible

el movimiento se demuestra andando actions speak louder than words

3 (cambio de postura, posición) movement

hizo un mal movimiento he turned ( o twisted etc) awkwardly

asintió con un vehemente movimiento de cabeza he nodded (his head) vigorously

un movimiento en falso one false move

el menor movimiento de la mano the slightest movement of the hand

andaba con un ligero movimiento de caderas her hips swayed slightly as she walked

acceleration

perpetual motion

rotation

orbital movement

wave movement o motion

perpetual motion

deceleration

earth tremor

earth tremor

wave movement o motion

1 (traslado — de dinero, bienes) movement; (— de la población) shift

el libre movimiento de capitales/mercancías free movement of capital/goods

2 (variación, cambio) movement, change

habrá poco movimiento en las temperaturas there will be little change in temperatures

los movimientos anómalos en los precios the unusual movements o changes in prices

3 (agitación, actividad) activity

siempre hay mucho movimiento en el puerto there is always a great deal of activity in the port

es una zona de mucho movimiento it's a bustling o a very busy area

hubo poco movimiento ayer en la Bolsa there was little activity on the Stock Market yesterday, the Stock Market was quiet yesterday

1 (corriente, tendencia) movement

el movimiento surrealista/revolucionario the surrealist/revolutionary movement

movimiento literario literary movement

movimiento pictórico school of painting

movimiento separatista/pacifista separatist/pacifist movement

el movimiento de liberación femenina the women's liberation movement

2 (organización) movement

el movimiento pro amnistía the pro-amnesty movement

Movimiento tb Movimiento Nacional ( Hist) single party created by Franco in 1937

D (alzamiento) uprising, rebellion

el día que saltó el movimiento the day the uprising o rebellion began

E ( Mús)

1 (parte de una obra) movement

2 (compás) tempo

F ( Jueg) move

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a) ( en general) movement;

◊ el menor movimiento de la mano the slightest movement of the hand;

b) (Fís, Tec) motion, movement;

◊ poner algo en movimiento to set sth in motion;

c) (agitación, actividad) activity;

◊ una calle de mucho movimiento a very busy street

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movimiento nm

1. [desplazamiento, traslado] movement;

hizo un movimiento con la mano she made a movement with her hand;

asintió con un movimiento de la cabeza he nodded in agreement;

seguía con la mirada todos mis movimientos he was watching my every move;

¡no hagas ningún movimiento! don't move!;

si haces un movimiento en falso, disparo if you move, I'll shoot, one false move and I'll shoot;

la escayola entorpecía sus movimientos the plaster cast meant she couldn't move freely;

hay pocos movimientos en la clasificación general there have been few changes in the overall standings

movimientos de población population shifts;

movimiento sísmico earth tremor

2. [en física y mecánica] motion;

en movimiento moving, in motion;

se bajó del tren cuando todavía estaba en movimiento she got off the train while it was still moving;

poner algo en movimiento to set sth in motion;

ponerse en movimiento to start moving

3. [corriente ideológica, artística] movement;

el movimiento dadaísta the Dadaist movement;

el movimiento obrero the working-class movement;

el movimiento pacifista the peace movement

4. Hist

5.

6. [actividad] activity;

últimos movimientos [opción en cajero automático] print mini-statement

7. Mús [parte de la obra] movement

8. Mús [velocidad del compás] tempo

9. [en ajedrez, damas, juego de mesa] move

10. [alzamiento] uprising

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1 movement

2 COM, fig

activity

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movimiento nm

: movement, motion

movimiento del cuerpo: bodily movement

movimiento sindicalista: labor movement

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movimiento n

1. (en general) movement

2. (marcha) motion

3. (actividad) activity [pl. activities]

biais, e [bjε, jεz]

   a. ( = moyen) way

• par le biais de ( = par l'intermédiaire de) through ; ( = au moyen de) by means of

• réserver par le biais d'une agence to book through an agency

   b. ( = aspect) way

• c'est par ce biais qu'il faut aborder le problème the problem should be approached in this way

   c. ( = sens du tissu) bias ; ( = bande) bias binding

• coupé or taillé dans le biais cut on the bias or the cross

► en or de biais [poser] at an angle

• une allée traverse le jardin en biais a path cuts diagonally across the garden

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nom masculin invariable ( moyen) way

de biais, en biais locution adverbiale

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1) (= oblique)

2) (= moyen) means

3) (= aspect) angle

4) [tissu] bias

5) (= bande de tissu) bias binding

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biais

A nm inv

1 Cout, Tex ( sens) bias; ( bande de tissu) bias binding;

2 ( moyen) way; péj dodge○; trouver un biais pour éviter de payer to find a way to get out of paying; par le biais de qn through sb; par le biais d'un amendement by means of an amendment.

B de biais, en biais loc adv couper une étoffe en biais to cut material on the bias; regards en biais fig sidelong glances; jeter des regards en biais à qn to cast sidelong glances at sb; prendre un problème de biais fig to tackle a problem in a roundabout way.

( féminin biaise) [bjɛ, bjɛz] adjectif

[oblique] slanting

biais nom masculin

1. [obliquité] slant

2. COUTURE [bande] piece (of material) cut on the bias

[sens] bias

3. [moyen] way

4. [aspect] angle

5. [dans des statistiques] bias

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de biais locution adverbiale

[aborder] indirectly, tangentially (soutenu)

regarder quelqu'un de biais to give somebody a sidelong glance

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en biais locution adverbiale

traverser la rue en biais to cross the street diagonally