evade
BrE /ɪˈveɪd/ AmE /ɪˈved/
verb en → es
past evaded pp evaded ing evading
to avoid being caught or punished by escaping from a place, situation, etc.
esquivar, evitar, huir de
- evade somebody/something
Collocations evade the law · evade capture
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The suspect managed to evade the police.
El sospechoso logró esquivar a la policía.
to avoid dealing with something difficult or unpleasant, often by not thinking about it.
evitar, eludir
- evade responsibility/obligation
Collocations evade the issue · evade the truth
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He tried to evade his responsibilities.
Él intentó evitar sus responsabilidades.
Phrasal verbs
huir de, escapar de
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The prisoner tried to evade from the prison.
El prisionero intentó huir de la prisión.
escapar con, salir con vida de
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The hostages managed to evade with their lives.
Los rehenes lograron escapar con sus vidas.
Idioms
eludir las consecuencias
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He tried to evade the consequences of his actions.
Él intentó eludir las consecuencias de sus acciones.
esquivar la detección
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The spy managed to evade detection for years.
El espía logró esquivar la detección durante años.