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to sidestep
01
contourner, éviter
to avoid or bypass a problem, question, or responsibility by addressing it indirectly or by taking a different approach
Transitive: to sidestep an issue or responsibility
Exemples
During the interview, the politician attempted to sidestep controversial questions by redirecting the conversation to unrelated topics.
Pendant l'interview, le politicien a tenté de contourner les questions controversées en redirigeant la conversation vers des sujets sans rapport.
When faced with a difficult decision, she often tends to sidestep the issue rather than confront it directly.
Face à une décision difficile, elle a souvent tendance à contourner le problème plutôt que de le confronter directement.
Sidestep
01
a movement in which one steps to the side, often to avoid an obstacle or attack
Exemples
The boxer executed a quick sidestep to dodge the punch.
She made a sidestep to avoid stepping in the puddle.
Arbre Lexical
sidestep
side
step
