dodge

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dɔd͡ʒ/

Noun

slang

Japanese Meaning

（回避の）行為、かわし / ごまかし、逃れ、ずるい手段（主に『タックスドッジ』という表現で用いられる） / （俗語）生業、商売

A sudden dodge allowed him to avoid the falling branch.

突然の回避のおかげで、彼は落ちてくる枝を避けることができた。

Sense（1）

An act of dodging.

Sense（2）

A trick, evasion or wile. (Now mainly in the expression tax dodge.)

The dodges of women beat all comprehension; and I am sure she wouldn’t let the lad off so easily, if she had not some other scheme on hand.

Sense（3）

(slang) A line of work.

In the marketing dodge, that is known as rub-off.

dodges

（ plural ）