esquiva

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əsˈki.βə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˈki.və] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈki.va] === Verb === esquiva inflection of esquivar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == French == === Verb === esquiva third-person singular past historic of esquiver == Galician == === Adjective === esquiva feminine singular of esquivo == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from esquivar (“to avoid social contact”). ==== Noun ==== esquiva f (plural esquivas) (uncountable, psychology) the avoidance of social contact Synonyms: esquivamento, esquivez, esquivança a defensive move in capoeira ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== esquiva inflection of esquivar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “esquiva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “esquiva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈkiba/ [esˈki.β̞a] Rhymes: -iba Syllabification: es‧qui‧va === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== esquiva feminine singular of esquivo === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== esquiva inflection of esquivar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative