Pronúncia: ɪsˈkeɪp
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noun
- escapada, fugida, fuga, fuita, evasió, escapoliment.
- [leak] fuga.
- [from duties, etc.] evasió, escapatòria.
- it was a lucky escape for him va tenir sort de poder-se escapar.
- to have a narrow escape salvar-se d'un pèl, sortir-se'n d'un pèl.
- he had a narrow escape from falling va anar (de poc \ d'un pèl) que no caigués.
- to make one's escape escapar-se.
- to make good one's escape escapolir-se. transitive verb
- [avoid] evitar, eludir, esquivar, defugir.
- how can we escape being seen? com ho podem fer perquè no ens vegin?
- you were lucky to escape punishment vas tenir sort d'escapar-te del càstig.
- the fact escaped me el fet em va passar per alt.
- his name escapes me for the moment en aquest moment no em recordo del seu nom.
- the meaning escapes me no en copso el sentit.
- a cry escaped him li va escapar un crit. intransitive verb
- escapar-se, evadir-se, fugir.
- is the gas escaping somewhere? hi ha alguna fuga de gas?
- make a hole and let the water escape fes-hi un forat perquè se'n vagi l'aigua.
- to escape from [person] escapar-se de.
- (idem) [place, prison] escapar-se de, evadir-se de.
- (idem) [clutches] defugir.
- to escape to France escapar-se a França, refugiar-se a França.
- he escaped with a fright se'n va sortir amb un espant.
- he just escaped from being run over va anar de poc que no l'atropellen.