Librarse de alguien con astucia.
To escape from someone cleverly.
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El ladrón burló a la policía durante meses. — The thief eluded the police for months.
Su nombre se me escapa ahora mismo. — Her name eludes me right now.
El zorro burla a los perros todas las veces. — The fox eludes the dogs every time.
El sueño se le escapó hasta pasada la medianoche. — Sleep eluded him until well after midnight.
¿Cómo burló a los guardias de la entrada? — How did he elude the guards at the gate?
¿A ti también se te escapa el sentido de este poema? — Does the meaning of this poem elude you too?
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