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dodge

UK
/dɒdʒ/
US
/dɑdʒ/

Translations

dodgenoun
dodges
pl
UK
/dɒdʒ/
US
/dɑdʒ/
He made a dodge to the left to avoid the oncoming ball.
Il a fait une esquive vers la gauche pour éviter le ballon qui arrivait.
Additional translations
subterfugeAu sens de manœuvre rusée ou trompeuse.
Synonyms
avoidance
evasion
trick
ruse
subterfuge
dodgeverb
dodged
Past Simple
dodged
Past Participle
dodging
Gerund
UK
/dɒdʒ/
US
/dɑːdʒ/
He managed to dodge the ball just in time.
Il a réussi à esquiver la balle juste à temps.
Additional translations
éluderSurtout pour une question, une responsabilité ou un sujet délicat.
éclaircirEn photographie, au sens technique de réduire l’exposition d’une zone pour la rendre plus claire.
Synonyms
escape
shirk
evade
elude
avoid
sidestep
duck
swerve
Antonyms
meet
confront
face

Definitions

dodgenoun
A quick evasive movement.
He made a dodge to the left to avoid the oncoming ball.
A cunning trick or dishonest act, especially one intended to avoid something.
The company used a tax dodge to reduce its liabilities.
dodgeverb
To avoid something by moving quickly aside.
He managed to dodge the ball just in time.
To evade or sidestep a responsibility or question.
She tried to dodge the question about her whereabouts last night.
In photography, to lighten (a part of an image) by reducing its exposure to light during printing or processing.
The photographer dodged the foreground to make the subject stand out.
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