evasiva

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.βəˈzi.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.vəˈzi.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [e.vaˈzi.va]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [e.βaˈzi.βa]

Etymology 1

Feminine substantive of evasiu.

Noun

evasiva f (plural evasives)

1. evasion, escape

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

evasiva

1. feminine singular of evasiu

Further reading

• “evasiva” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “evasiva”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.vaˈzi.va/
• Rhymes: -iva
• Hyphenation: e‧va‧sì‧va

Adjective

evasiva

1. feminine singular of evasivo

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

evasiva

1. feminine singular of evasiu

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.vaˈzi.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.vaˈzi.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.baˈzi.bɐ/ [i.βaˈzi.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: e‧va‧si‧va

Etymology 1

Feminine substantive of evasivo.

Noun

evasiva f (plural evasivas)

1. evasion (the act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation)

   Synonym: evasão

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

evasiva

1. feminine singular of evasivo

Further reading

• “evasiva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “evasiva”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “evasiva” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “evasiva”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “evasiva”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “evasiva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ebaˈsiba/ [e.β̞aˈsi.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: e‧va‧si‧va

Etymology 1

Feminine substantive of evasivo.

Noun

evasiva f (plural evasivas)

1. escape

   Synonym: escapada

2. evasion

   Synonym: evasión

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

evasiva

1. feminine singular of evasivo

Further reading

• “evasivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025