échappatoire — meaning in English

English meaning

• escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
• fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
• loophole noun A gap, ambiguity, or technicality in a law or rule that lets someone avoid its intended effect.
• prevarication noun Evasion of the truth.

Senses

échappatoire is used for these senses in English:

• escape The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
• fudge (countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
• loophole (figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

escape — full definition

1. verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
2. verb To avoid something unpleasant, such as punishment or notice.
3. noun The act of getting free from a dangerous, confining, or unwanted situation.

fudge — full definition

1. noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
2. verb To avoid giving a direct or honest answer.
3. verb To alter or manipulate figures or facts slightly, often to hide a problem.

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