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fugitive in Dutch

fugitive in Dutch is voortvluchtig, voortvluchtige, voorbijgaand — fugitive means a person who is fleeing or hiding, especially to avoid arrest.

fugitive in Dutch

voortvluchtig
adj
Fleeing or running away; escaping.
voortvluchtige
adj
Fleeing or running away; escaping.
voorbijgaand
adj
Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.
vluchtig
adj
Elusive or difficult to retain.
vluchteling
noun
A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.
vluchtelinge
noun
A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.
voortvluchtige
noun
A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.

What does "fugitive" mean?

  1. noun A person who is fleeing or hiding, especially to avoid arrest.
    "The fugitive was captured at the border after weeks on the run."
  2. adjective Fleeing or running away.
    "Police tracked the fugitive suspect across three states."
  3. adjective Lasting only a short time; fleeting.
    "She tried to capture the fugitive beauty of the sunset in a photograph."
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fugitive in a sentence

  • The fugitive was captured at the border after weeks on the run.
  • Police tracked the fugitive suspect across three states.
  • She tried to capture the fugitive beauty of the sunset in a photograph.

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What is "fugitive" in Dutch?

"fugitive" in Dutch is voortvluchtig, voortvluchtige, voorbijgaand. fugitive means: A person who is fleeing or hiding, especially to avoid arrest.

How do you use "fugitive" in a sentence?

Example: "The fugitive was captured at the border after weeks on the run." In Dutch, "fugitive" is voortvluchtig, voortvluchtige, voorbijgaand.

Are there other ways to say "fugitive" in Dutch?

Yes — Dutch has 6 translations listed for "fugitive": voortvluchtig, voortvluchtige, voorbijgaand, vluchtig, vluchteling, vluchtelinge.

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