Definition
To escape or avoid someone or something by being quick or clever.
Etymology
From Latin 'eludere,' combining 'e-' (out) and 'ludere' (to play or mock). The meaning evolved from the idea of playing tricks to escape, similar to how prey animals evade predators through clever movement.
Kelly Says
Criminals who elude police and animals that elude predators both use the same evolutionary strategy: unpredictability—they never take the same path twice, which is why magicians use the same principle in their illusions.
Translations
ARالعربية
الفرار
al-farar
BNবাংলা
ব্যতিক্রম
by-at-ik-rom
CACatalà
escapar
es-ca-par
CSČeština
uniknout
oo-ni-k-nout
DEDeutsch
entkommen
ent-kom-men
ELΕλληνικά
αποφύγω
a-po-fy-go
ESEspañol
eludir
e-loo-dir
FRFrançais
échapper
e-shap-per
HIहिन्दी
चुकाना
chook-a-na
HUMagyar
elkerülni
el-ker-ool-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
elakkan
e-lak-kan
ITItaliano
eludere
e-loo-der-e
MSBahasa Melayu
hindari
hin-da-ri
NLNederlands
ontlopen
on-t-lo-pen
PLPolski
uniknąć
oo-ni-k-nact
PTPortuguês
eludir
e-loo-dir
RORomână
a evita
a e-vi-ta
RUРусский
избегать
iz-be-gat
SVSvenska
undvika
oon-dee-ka
SWKiswahili
kujaza
koo-ja-za
TEతెలుగు
తప్పించు
tap-pin-chu
THไทย
หลบเลี่ยง
lo-b-le-yang
TRTürkçe
kaçmak
ka-ch-mak
UKУкраїнська
ухилятися
oo-khy-lee-tsia
VITiếng Việt
trốn tránh
tron-tranh