soslayar

v.

1 to avoid.

2 to dodge, to shirk consideration of, to avoid, to get around.

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soslayar

► verbo transitivo

1 (ladear) to slant, put on a slant

2 figurado (evitar) to avoid, dodge

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VT

1) (=poner ladeado) to put sideways, place obliquely frm

2) (=librarse de) [+ dificultad] to get round; [+ pregunta] to avoid, dodge, sidestep; [+ encuentro] to avoid

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verbo transitivo <dificultad/obstáculo> to avoid, get around; <pregunta> to dodge, avoid

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= fudge, overlook, miss, leave out, forego [forgo].

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado forwent, participio forgone.

Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.

Ex. This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.

Ex. Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.

Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex. I cannot forgo commenting first on Mr Gorman's presentation because I think that it characterizes best the spirit of the present revision.

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verbo transitivo <dificultad/obstáculo> to avoid, get around; <pregunta> to dodge, avoid

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= fudge, overlook, miss, leave out, forego [forgo].

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado forwent, participio forgone.

Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.

Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.

Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex: I cannot forgo commenting first on Mr Gorman's presentation because I think that it characterizes best the spirit of the present revision.

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soslayar [A1 ]

vt

‹dificultad/obstáculo› to avoid, get around; ‹pregunta› to dodge, avoid

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soslayar verbo transitivo
1 to place obliquely, put sideways
2 (un asunto, una cuestión) to elude, evade
cuando fue interrogado, soslayó las preguntas comprometedoras, she avoided answering any compromising questions during the interrogation
'soslayar' also found in these entries:
English:
dodge

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soslayar vt

[dificultad] to avoid, to get around; [pregunta] to avoid, to sidestep

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soslayar

v/t avoid, dodge

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soslayar vt

esquivar: to dodge, to evade