"sidestep sth" in German to sidestep sth. einer Sache ausweichen etw. umgehen etw. vermeiden Detailed translations for "sidestep sth" to sidestep sth. 1. figurative to sidestep sth.(also: to fudge sth., to avoid sth., to evade sth.) einer Sache ausweichen to sidestep sth. etw. umgehen{transitive verb} 2. other to sidestep sth.(also: to avoid sth., to evade sth., to circumvent, to get round /around sth.) etw. umgehen to sidestep sth.(also: to fight shy of sth., to steer clear of sth.) etw. vermeiden{transitive verb}