esquivamos

Esquivamos is a Portuguese verb form derived from esquivar, meaning to dodge, evade, or avoid. It is the first-person plural form and can occur in different tenses depending on context: in the present indicative it means we dodge, while in the pretérito perfeito do indicativo it means we dodged. Because the same spelling can represent more than one tense, temporal expressions (such as hoje, ontem) or surrounding context are used to clarify the time frame.

The verb esquivar is regular in the -ar conjugation. A reflexive form, esquivar-se, is common when the action is directed at the subject itself, as in nós nos esquivamos. Esquivar can take a direct object (por exemplo, esquivar golpes, esquivar perguntas) or be combined with de to indicate avoidance of something (esquivar-se de uma responsabilidade, though nuances can vary by region).

Usage notes: esquivar is widely used in sports, discussions of strategy, and everyday speech to describe active avoidance or sidestepping of obstacles, questions, or responsibilities. While similar in meaning to evitar or contornar, esquivar conveys a sense of physically or tactically dodging rather than merely bypassing.

Etymology and cognates: esquivar shares Romance-language roots with Spanish esquivar and French esquiver, reflecting a common Latin-derived heritage. In contemporary Portuguese, the word remains common in both colloquial and formal discourse, with its exact tense distinguished primarily by context and time indicators.