evade

S2 W2

BrE /ɪˈveɪd/ AmE /ɪˈved/

verb en → es

past evaded pp evaded ing evading

1 ESCAPE [transitive] B1

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

  • The suspect managed to evade the police.

    El sospechoso logró esquivar a la policía.

2 AVOID [transitive] B1

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

  • He tried to evade his responsibilities.

    Él intentó evitar sus responsabilidades.

Phrasal verbs

evade from ESCAPE FROM B2

huir de, escapar de

  • The prisoner tried to evade from the prison.

    El prisionero intentó huir de la prisión.

evade with ESCAPE WITH C1

escapar con, salir con vida de

  • The hostages managed to evade with their lives.

    Los rehenes lograron escapar con sus vidas.

Idioms

evade the consequences B2

eludir las consecuencias

  • He tried to evade the consequences of his actions.

    Él intentó eludir las consecuencias de sus acciones.

evade detection B2

esquivar la detección

  • The spy managed to evade detection for years.

    El espía logró esquivar la detección durante años.