éluder

Un Haïtien qui éludait l'interception et arrivait jusqu'aux Etats-Unis avait au moins 5 % de possibilités que sa demande d'asile soit considérée légitime.
A Haitian who avoided interdiction and arrived in the United States had at least a 5% chance of being considered to possess a legitimate asylum claim.
Le rapport éludait la question clef de savoir pourquoi l'on était parvenu à la situation actuelle et comment la détérioration des trois années écoulées aurait pu être évitée.
The report avoided the key questions of why the current situation had been reached and how the deterioration of the past three years could have been avoided.
Le président éludait toujours la question lorsqu'on le pressait d'en parler.
The president always obfuscated when pressed on the the issue.
Alors que beaucoup pensent que sa réponse signifiait que ce n'était pas une pratique courante dans le pays, et ainsi il éludait la question, d'autres l'ont accueilli comme une réponse plus mesurée.
While many believe his response meant that it was not a common practice in the country, and as such, was brushing off the question, others welcomed it as a more measured response.
Alors que beaucoup pensent que sa réponse signifiait que ce n’était pas une pratique courante dans le pays, et ainsi il éludait la question, d’autres l’ont accueilli comme une réponse plus mesurée.
While many believe his response meant that it was not a common practice in the country, and as such, was brushing off the question, others welcomed it as a more measured response.
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