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All the words: French

éluder

Level C1

Meaning

to evade, to sidestep, to dodge

Example

Le candidat a soigneusement éludé la question du financement de son programme.

The candidate carefully evaded the question of how his programme would be funded.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
élude
you (sg.)
éludes
he, she
élude
we
éludons
you (pl.)
éludez
they
éludent
imperfect
I
éludais
you (sg.)
éludais
he, she
éludait
we
éludions
you (pl.)
éludiez
they
éludaient
imperative
you (sg.)
élude
we
éludons
you (pl.)
éludez
future
I
éluderai
you (sg.)
éluderas
he, she
éludera
we
éluderons
you (pl.)
éluderez
they
éluderont
conditional
I
éluderais
you (sg.)
éluderais
he, she
éluderait
we
éluderions
you (pl.)
éluderiez
they
éluderaient
present subjunctive
I
élude
you (sg.)
éludes
he, she
élude
we
éludions
you (pl.)
éludiez
they
éludent
simple past
I
éludai
you (sg.)
éludas
he, she
éluda
we
éludâmes
you (pl.)
éludâtes
they
éludèrent

More words at level C1

  • épars scattered, sparse, disparate
  • éphémère ephemeral, short-lived, fleeting
  • étayer to back up, to substantiate, to support
  • abroger to repeal, to abrogate
  • abscons abstruse, obscure, arcane
  • acerbe acerbic, caustic, scathing
  • acuité acuteness, sharpness, severity
  • afférent relating (to), pertaining, related

All the level C1 words (100 words)

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