esquiva
See also: esquivá
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
esquiva
- inflection of esquivar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
French
Galician
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈki.vɐ/, /esˈki.vɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈki.vɐ/, /eʃˈki.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈki.va/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈki.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈki.bɐ/ [(i)ʃˈki.βɐ]
Etymology 1
Deverbal from esquivar (“to avoid social contact”).
Noun
esquiva f (plural esquivas)
- (uncountable, psychology) the avoidance of social contact
- Synonyms: esquivamento, esquivez, esquivança
- a defensive move in capoeira
Related terms
Verb
esquiva
- inflection of esquivar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈkiba/ [esˈki.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -iba
- Syllabification: es‧qui‧va
Verb
esquiva
- inflection of esquivar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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