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running away

/ˈrʌnɪŋ əˈweɪ/

run awayverb

running away

ing-form

ran away

Past Simple

run away

Past Participle

running away

ing-form

/rʌn əˈweɪ/

Translations

s'enfuirVerbe pronominal courant pour quitter rapidement un lieu ou une situation afin d’échapper à un danger ou à une personne.

The thief decided to run away when he heard the police sirens.

Le voleur a décidé de s'enfuir lorsqu'il a entendu les sirènes de police.

Additional translations

fuguerS’emploie surtout pour un enfant ou un adolescent qui quitte le domicile sans autorisation.

Definitions

To leave a place or situation quickly, often to escape from something.

The thief decided to run away when he heard the police sirens.

To escape from a place or person, especially secretly and suddenly.

The teenager threatened to run away from home if her parents didn't let her go to the concert.

Synonyms

take off