esquivar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From esquiu +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əs.kiˈβa] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.kiˈva] IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.kiˈvaɾ] === Verb === esquivar (first-person singular present esquivo, first-person singular preterite esquiví, past participle esquivat) (transitive) to avoid, to dodge, to evade (transitive) to scare off, to frighten away (reflexive) to shy away, to withdraw ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (avoid): eludir, evitar (frighten): espantar (escape): evadir-se ==== Further reading ==== “esquivar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Occitan == === Alternative forms === eschivar (Languedoc, Limousin) === Pronunciation === === Verb === esquivar (Languedoc) (transitive) to dodge (a blow), duck === Further reading === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 280 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From esquivo (“asocial; elusive; untamable”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: es‧qui‧var === Verb === esquivar (first-person singular present esquivo, first-person singular preterite esquivei, past participle esquivado) to eschew, to shun to avoid (to keep away from) to swerve (turn aside or deviate to avoid impact) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to shun): desdenhar, desprezar, menoscabar, menosprezar (to avoid): evitar ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “esquivar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “esquivar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From esquivo +‎ -ar. Cognate with English eschew, Old High German sciuhen (“to frighten, make fearful”), and Dutch schuwen (“to caution”). More at shy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eskiˈbaɾ/ [es.kiˈβ̞aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: es‧qui‧var === Verb === esquivar (first-person singular present esquivo, first-person singular preterite esquivé, past participle esquivado) to dodge, to duck, to evade to avoid, to bypass, to sidestep, to get around, to circumvent ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “esquivar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025