No. 5,054 in Spanish
evadir
To evade, avoid, or escape.
In a sentence
Es importante no evadir nuestras responsabilidades.
It is important not to evade our responsibilities.
Here, 'evadir' means to avoid or skirt away from responsibilities.
Trató de evadir la pregunta con otra respuesta.
He tried to evade the question with another answer.
In this context, 'evadir' is used to mean avoiding addressing directly.
Evadía mirar a los ojos de las personas al hablar.
He avoided looking people in the eyes when speaking.
Here, 'evadir' conveys the act of avoiding a certain behavior, in this case, eye contact.
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