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escape

UK
/ɪˈskeɪp/
US
/ɪˈskeɪp/
escape down
escape out

Translations

escapeverb
escaped
Past Simple
escaped
Past Participle
escaping
Gerund
UK
/ɪˈskeɪp/
US
/ɪˈskeɪp/
The prisoners managed to escape from the high-security prison.
Les prisonniers ont réussi à s'évader de la prison de haute sécurité.
échapper à
She tried to escape the awkward conversation by pretending to receive a phone call.
Elle a essayé d'échapper à la conversation gênante en faisant semblant de recevoir un appel.
s'échapperPour un gaz, un liquide ou de la chaleur.
Gas was escaping from the broken pipe, creating a hazardous situation.
Du gaz s'échappait du tuyau cassé, créant une situation dangereuse.
échapper àSens figuré : ne pas venir à l'esprit.
Her name escapes me at the moment.
Son nom m'échappe pour le moment.
Additional translations
fuir
Synonyms
flee
evade
elude
break out
get away
slip away
abscond
run away
Antonyms
capture
confront
face
escapenoun
escapes
pl
UK
/ɪˈskeɪp/
US
/ɪˈskeɪp/
The prisoner's escape was meticulously planned over several months.
L'évasion du prisonnier a été minutieusement préparée pendant plusieurs mois.
Reading books is her escape from the stresses of daily life.
La lecture est son échappatoire au stress de la vie quotidienne.
fuiteSens technique ou matériel.
The escape of gas from the pipeline was quickly contained by the emergency crew.
La fuite de gaz du pipeline a été rapidement contenue par l'équipe d'urgence.
Additional translations
évasionSens figuré : distraction ou soulagement temporaire.
ÉchapInformatique.
échappéeBiologie et botanique : organisme échappé à la culture ou à la captivité.
Synonyms
fleeing
breakout
flight
elopement
getaway
exodus
escapeadjective
UK
/ɪˈskeɪp/
US
/ɪˈskeɪp/
Used attributively (escape route, escape hatch) so treated as adjective.
Every floor must have clearly marked escape routes.
Chaque étage doit avoir des voies d'évacuation clairement signalées.
Synonyms
escaped
fugitive
runaway
absconded
at large
free
liberated

Definitions

escapeverb
To break free from confinement or control.
The prisoners managed to escape from the high-security prison.
To avoid something undesirable or unpleasant.
She tried to escape the awkward conversation by pretending to receive a phone call.
To elude or get away from a pursuer or danger.
The deer escaped the hunter by darting into the dense forest.
To issue or leak out, as a gas or liquid.
Gas was escaping from the broken pipe, creating a hazardous situation.
To fail to be remembered, noticed, or achieved by someone.
Her name escapes me at the moment.
escapenoun
An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
The prisoner's escape was meticulously planned over several months.
A means of avoiding something unpleasant or dangerous.
Reading books is her escape from the stresses of daily life.
A form of temporary distraction or relief from reality.
Movies provide an escape from the mundane routine of everyday life.
A leakage of gas, liquid, or heat from a container or system.
The escape of gas from the pipeline was quickly contained by the emergency crew.
The Escape key on a computer keyboard.
Press Escape to exit full-screen mode.
A cultivated plant or domesticated animal that has become wild after getting out of cultivation or confinement.
Japanese knotweed, once an ornamental, is now a troublesome escape along riverbanks.
escapeadjective
Designated or intended for use in getting away from danger or confinement.
Every floor must have clearly marked escape routes.
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