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ausweichen

swerve

verb OWS-vy-khen Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

avoid

Usage Note

ausweichen means to move aside to avoid something, separable and taking a dative object: dem Hindernis ausweichen. It uses sein in the perfect and applies both physically and figuratively to dodging questions.

Examples

"Der Fahrer musste einem Reh ausweichen."

Natural Translation

The driver had to swerve to avoid a deer.

Literal Translation

The driver must a deer avoid.

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