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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] -
2 dodge
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
A n1 ( movement) gen mouvement m de côté ; Sport (in boxing, football) esquive f ; he made a quick dodge to the right gen il a fait un saut vers la droite ; ( in boxing) il a fait une esquive vers la droite ;2 ○ GB ( trick) combine ○ f, truc ○ m ; a dodge for avoiding taxation une combine ○ pour éviter de payer les impôts ; to be up to all the dodges connaître toutes les combines ○.B vtr esquiver [bullet, blow] ; échapper à [pursuers] ; fig esquiver [difficulty, question, duty] ; se dérober à [confrontation, accusation] ; éviter de payer [tax] ; éviter [person] ; to dodge the issue escamoter la question ; to dodge military service, to dodge the draft US se faire réformer. -
4 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) -
5 fudge
A n3 Journ, Print ( stop press news) dernières nouvelles fpl ; ( box or column for stop press) emplacement m de la dernière heure ;4 ○ ( compromise) it's a fudge c'est flou ; the wording is a classic fudge l'énoncé est flou à merveille.B ○ vtr1 ( evade) esquiver, éluder [issue, problem] ;2 ( falsify) truquer [figures, accounts]. -
6 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! -
7 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
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