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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÉchapper
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eh-sha-pay
"Il a réussi à échapper à la police."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To break free from confinement or control.
"The prisoner was successful in escaping from the high-security facility." - 2
To avoid or elude something undesirable.
"She managed to escape the chaos of the city by moving to the countryside."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'escaping' originates from the Middle English 'escapen', which is derived from the Old French 'escaper', itself from the Latin 'excapere', meaning 'to take out'. Over time, the meaning evolved to encompass the act of breaking free from confinement or danger.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Escaping" is said worldwide
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Échapper
Transliteration: eh-sha-pay
"Il a réussi à échapper à la police."
Entkommen
Transliteration: ent-kom-men
"Er konnte der Gefahr entkommen."
Fuggire
Transliteration: foo-jee-reh
"È riuscito a fuggire dalla prigione."
Escapar
Transliteration: es-ka-par
"Logró escapar de la situación peligrosa."
Escapar
Transliteration: es-ka-par
"Ele conseguiu escapar da prisão."
भागना
Transliteration: bhaagna
"वह खतरे से भागने में सफल रहा।"
逃脱
Transliteration: táotuō
"他成功逃脱了困境。"
탈출하다
Transliteration: talchulhada
"그는 위험에서 탈출하는 데 성공했다."
逃げる
Transliteration: nigeru
"彼は危険から逃げることに成功した。"
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