j'esquive

dodge, avoid, slip away

ɛ s . k i v → esquiver

esquiv dodge + e present or subjunctive form for je/il/elle; tu command

verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #48,997

dodge, avoid

FR: Esquive la balle !

EN: Dodge the ball!

slip away Used with a reflexive pronoun, as in « je m’esquive ».

FR: Je m’esquive après le dîner.

EN: I slip away after dinner.

Conjugation of esquiver

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	esquive	—
Third	esquive	—

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	esquive	—
Third	esquive	—

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	esquive	—

Dodge.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Is he dodging us again?

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Dodge!

— Yolo (2024)

I'm slipping away.

— Les Visiteurs (1993)