Dodge

I [dɒdʒ]

nome

1) (movement) schivata f., scivolata f.; sport schivata f., scatto m. laterale

2) BE colloq. (trick) espediente m., stratagemma m.

II [dɒdʒ]

verbo transitivo schivare [bullet, blow]; sfuggire a [pursuers]; fig. schivare, scansare [difficult question]; sottrarsi a [confrontation, accusation]; evadere [tax]; sfuggire a, evitare [person]

to dodge the issue — evitare la questione

to dodge military service, to dodge the draft — AE imboscarsi

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[do‹] 1. verb

(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) schivare; ripararsi

2. noun

1) (an act of dodging.) schivata

2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) trucco

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- dodgy

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[dɒdʒ]

1. n

(fam: trick) espediente m, trucco

a tax dodge — un trucchetto per evadere le tasse

2. vt

(blow, missile) schivare, (pursuer, question, difficulty) eludere, (tax) evadere, (work, duty) sottrarsi a

to dodge the issue — girare intorno all'argomento

3. vi

scansarsi, Sport fare una schivata

to dodge out of the way — scansarsi

to dodge through the traffic — destreggiarsi nel traffico

to dodge behind a tree — nascondersi dietro un albero

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(Surnames) Dodge /dɒdʒ/

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I [dɒdʒ]

nome

1) (movement) schivata f., scivolata f.; sport schivata f., scatto m. laterale

2) BE colloq. (trick) espediente m., stratagemma m.

II [dɒdʒ]

verbo transitivo schivare [bullet, blow]; sfuggire a [pursuers]; fig. schivare, scansare [difficult question]; sottrarsi a [confrontation, accusation]; evadere [tax]; sfuggire a, evitare [person]

to dodge the issue — evitare la questione

to dodge military service, to dodge the draft — AE imboscarsi