| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | be evasive | отмалчиваться (Ваня.В) |
| gen. | be evasive | вымётывать петли |
| Gruzovik, inf. | be evasive | вымётывать петли |
| Gruzovik, fig. | be evasive | вилять |
| gen. | be evasive | уклониться от прямого ответа (на вопрос • When pressed about why the mountain lion scenario was being entertained, San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokesman, Chip Patterson, was rather evasive, saying: "Explanations can be found in the lack of evidence." (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver) |
| Gruzovik, fig. | be evasive | вихлять |
| fig. | be evasive | вильнуть |
| Makarov. | be evasive | вилять |
| gen. | be evasive | изворачиваться (Anglophile) |
| gen. | be evasive | уклончиво ответить (на вопрос • When pressed about why the mountain lion scenario was being entertained, San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokesman, Chip Patterson, was rather evasive, saying: "Explanations can be found in the lack of evidence." (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver) |
| ed. | child's evasive behaviour | избегающее поведение ребёнка |