dodge

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɒdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɑdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(doj)

Inflections of 'dodge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dodges
v 3rd person singular
dodging
v pres p
dodged
v past
dodged
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
dodge [sth/sb] vtr(avoid: physically)esquivar a vtr + prep
  evitar a vtr + prep
  esquivar vtr
  evitar vtr
 The player dodged members of the opposing team and scored.
 El jugador esquivó a los miembros del equipo contrario y marcó un ensayo.
dodge [sth] vtrinformal, figurative (question: avoid)eludir vtr
  soslayar vtr
 The politician keeps dodging the question; no matter how many times the interviewer asks, she won't give a straight answer.
 La política sigue eludiendo la pregunta; no importa cuántas veces le pregunta el entrevistador, no dará una respuesta clara.
dodge [sth] vtrinformal, figurative (taxes: avoid paying)evadir vtr
 Several global companies were recently found to have been dodging taxes.
 Recientemente se descubrió que muchas compañías multinacionales han estado evadiendo impuestos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
dodge n(avoidance: physical)regate nm
  finta nf
 The player's dodge got him past the opposing team's defence.
 El regate del jugador le hizo pasar la defensa del equipo contrario.
dodge nfigurative, informal (tax dodge: trick to avoid paying)elusión fiscal loc nom f
 My landlord insists that we pay rent only in cash; it's a dodge.
 El propietario insiste en que paguemos el alquiler en efectivo: eso es elusión fiscal.
dodge in and out of [sth] v expr(weave in and out)esquivar vtr
  evitar vtr
 The car was speeding along the busy road, dodging in and out of the traffic.
 El coche iba a toda velocidad por la carretera llena de coches esquivando el tráfico.
dodge around [sth/sb] vi + prep(move quickly around)esquivar vtr
  evitar vtr
 The runner dodged around the people in his path.
 El corredor esquivaba a la gente en su camino.
dodge behind [sth/sb] vi + prep(move quickly behind)esconderse detrás de v prnl + loc adv
  ocultarse detrás de v prnl + loc adv
  escabullirse detrás de v prnl + loc adv
 Seeing his pursuers, the thief dodged behind a wall to get out of sight.
 Al ver a sus perseguidores, el ladrón se escondió detrás de un muro para no estar a la vista.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
dodge a bullet v exprfigurative, informal (avoid [sth] unpleasant) (coloquial)librarse de una buena loc verb
dodgeball,
dodge ball
n
US (American ball game)balón prisionero loc nom m
 I always hated dodgeball, especially after the ball hit me in the face.
 Siempre odié el balón prisionero, especialmente después de que la pelota me golpeara en la cara.
 (AR)quemado nm
 Siempre odié el quemado, especialmente después de que la pelota me golpeara en la cara.
get out of dodge v exprUS, informal, figurative (leave a town, escape) (coloquial)largarse v prnl
 (AR, CO, ES, MX: coloquial)abrirse v prnl
 (ES: coloquial)pirarse v prnl
  irse v prnl
tax dodge n(method of tax evasion)elusión fiscal loc nom f
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Collocations: a [quick, fast, rapid] dodge, a quick dodge behind the [rocks, bushes, column], a quick dodge into the [kitchen, living room], more...

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