esquiva

esquiva

See also: esquivá

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əsˈki.və/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈki.bə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈki.va/

Verb

esquiva

1. third-person singular present indicative form of esquivar
2. second-person singular imperative form of esquivar

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French

Verb

esquiva

1. third-person singular past historic of esquiver

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Galician

Adjective

esquiva

1. feminine singular of esquivo

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from esquivar (“to avoid social contact”).

Noun

esquiva f (plural esquivas)

1. (uncountable, psychology) the avoidance of social contact

   Synonyms: esquivamento, esquivez, esquivança

2. a defensive move in capoeira

Related terms

• esquivamente
• esquivamento
• esquivança
• esquivante
• esquivar
• esquivez
• esquiveza
• esquivo
• esquivoso

Verb

esquiva

1. inflection of esquivar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkiba/ [esˈki.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: es‧qui‧va

Adjective

esquiva

1. feminine singular of esquivo

Verb

esquiva

1. inflection of esquivar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative