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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesévasion
Pronunciation / Transliteration: evazion
"Ils ont planifié une évasion pour le week-end."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A place that one escapes to for relaxation or recreation.
"They planned a weekend getaway to the mountains." - 2
An act of escaping or fleeing from a situation.
"The thief made a quick getaway after the robbery."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'getaway' originated in the early 20th century, combining 'get' (from Old Norse 'geta', meaning to obtain) and 'away' (from Old English 'awa', meaning away). It evolved to describe an escape or a quick departure, especially in contexts of leisure or evasion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Getaway" is said worldwide
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évasion
Transliteration: evazion
"Ils ont planifié une évasion pour le week-end."
Flucht
Transliteration: flucht
"Der Dieb machte eine schnelle Flucht nach dem Überfall."
fuga
Transliteration: fuga
"Hanno pianificato una fuga nel fine settimana."
escapada
Transliteration: eskapada
"Planearon una escapada de fin de semana a la playa."
fuga
Transliteration: fuga
"Eles planejaram uma fuga para o fim de semana."
भागना
Transliteration: bhagna
"उन्होंने सप्ताहांत के लिए भागने की योजना बनाई।"
逃跑
Transliteration: táopǎo
"他们计划周末逃跑。"
도주
Transliteration: doju
"그들은 주말에 도주할 계획을 세웠다."
逃げる
Transliteration: nigeru
"彼らは週末に逃げる計画を立てた。"
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