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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestürmen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʏʁmən
"Wir mussten schnell türmen, als die Polizei kam."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To move or depart very quickly, often in order to escape or avoid trouble.
"As soon as we heard the sirens, we decided to hightail it out of there."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in American English during the mid-19th century, the term likely derives from the behavior of animals, such as deer or horses, raising their tails high when running away in fright or haste. Over time, it transitioned into colloquial human usage as a phrasal verb ('hightail it') meaning to depart hastily.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hightail" is said worldwide
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se sauver
Transliteration: se sov-e
"Nous avons dû nous sauver avant l'arrivée de la tempête."
türmen
Transliteration: tʏʁmən
"Wir mussten schnell türmen, als die Polizei kam."
darsela a gambe
Transliteration: dar-se-la a gam-be
"Abbiamo dovuto darsela a gambe levate."
largarse
Transliteration: lar-gar-se
"Decidimos largarnos de la fiesta inmediatamente."
dar o fora
Transliteration: dar o fo-ra
"É melhor a gente dar o fora daqui agora."
नौ दो ग्यारह होना
Transliteration: nau do gyarah hona
"पुलिस को देखते ही चोर नौ दो ग्यारह हो गए।"
溜之大吉
Transliteration: liū zhī dà jí
"看到情况不对，我们马上溜之大吉了。"
황급히 도망치다
Transliteration: hwang-geup-hi do-mang-chi-da
"우리는 그곳에서 황급히 도망쳐 나왔다."
逃げ出す
Transliteration: nigedasu
"私たちは急いでその場から逃げ出した。"
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