échapper — meaning in English
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English meaning
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escape
verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
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flee
verb To run away from danger or a threatening situation.
Senses
échapper is used for these senses in English:
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break out
(intransitive) To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
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escape
(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
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escape
(transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
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flee
(intransitive) To run away; to escape.
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flee
(transitive) To escape from.
escape — full definition
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verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
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verb To avoid something unpleasant, such as punishment or notice.
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noun The act of getting free from a dangerous, confining, or unwanted situation.
