evasive
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- adjective
- /ɪˈveɪsɪv/
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maniobra evasiva
- The politician's evasive responses failed to address the pressing questions from the reporters.
- take evasive action
- evasive action
But the reason bad news is good is maybe you can take evasive action.
- But the reason bad news is good is maybe you can take evasive action.
- And I had to sort of make, you know, take evasive action.
Examples
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Close perpetrator contact with celebrities is unlikely to occur because celebrities hire bodyguards or take other evasive actions to make sure fans do not get too close.
Academic text (2006) -
The driver had to take evasive action to avoid a collision with the oncoming truck.
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But the reason bad news is good is maybe you can take evasive action.
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The driver took evasive action to avoid the animal and went into the grass median.
Blog text (18) -
Several horses had to take evasive action, jumping or avoiding the rail.
Blog text (9) -
If you don't mind, I'm going to take evasive action.
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The Black Hawk began evasive action, but the Scorpion was too fast, heavily armed, and hard to find.
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They're taking evasive action.
Fiction book (1994) -
In order to escape the pursuit, the athlete made evasive moves that confused his opponents.
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Etymology
Evasive comes from an old Latin verb made of e- 'out' and vadere 'to go', like the English word evade or 'escape'. So an evasive action is a quick move to 'escape' danger or a problem.