fuir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
- escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
- flee verb To run away from danger or a threatening situation.
- leak noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
- shun verb To deliberately avoid someone or something, often as a form of social rejection.
Senses
fuir is used for these senses in English:
- avoid (transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
- escape (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
- flee (intransitive) To run away; to escape.
- flee (transitive) To escape from.
- leak (transitive) To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
- make off (intransitive) To exit or depart; to run away.
- shun (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
avoid — full definition
- verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
- verb To prevent something from happening, or to stop yourself from doing something.
- verb legal: To make a contract or legal act void; to cancel it.
escape — full definition
- verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
- verb To avoid something unpleasant, such as punishment or notice.
- noun The act of getting free from a dangerous, confining, or unwanted situation.