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fu·gi·tive (fy

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adj.

1. Running away or fleeing, as from the law.

a. Lasting only a short time; fleeting: "[His] house and burial place ... should be visited by all who profess even a fugitive interest in political economy" (John Kenneth Galbraith).

b. Difficult to comprehend or retain; elusive: fugitive solutions to the problem.

c. Given to change or disappearance; perishable: fugitive beauty.

d. Of temporary interest: fugitive essays.

3. Tending to wander; vagabond.

1. One who flees; a refugee.

2. Something fleeting or ephemeral.

[Middle English fugitif, from Old French, from Latin fugitvus, from fugitus, past participle of fugere, to flee.]

fugi·tive·ly adv.

fugi·tive·ness n.

fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv]

1. a person who flees

2. a thing that is elusive or fleeting

adj

1. fleeing, esp from arrest or pursuit

2. not permanent; fleeting; transient

3. moving or roving about

[from Latin fugitīvus fleeing away, from fugere to take flight, run away]

fugitively adv

fugitiveness n

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Noun	1.	fugitive - someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops" fleer, runaway individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	fugitive - someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice fugitive from justice absconder - a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime escapee - someone who escapes
Adj.	1.	fugitive - lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" fleeting, momentaneous, momentary short - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"

fugitive

noun

runaway, refugee, deserter, escapee, runagate (archaic) He was a fugitive from justice.

adjective

momentary, short, passing, brief, fleeing, temporary, fleeting, unstable, short-lived, transient, flitting, ephemeral, transitory, evanescent, fugacious, flying Love is as fugitive and insubstantial as smoke, yet we all pursue it.

Translations

fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv]

A. ADJ

1. → fugitivo

2. (liter) (= fleeting) → efímero, pasajero

B. N → fugitivo/a m/f; (= refugee) → refugiado/a m/f
fugitive from justice → prófugo/a m/f (de la justicia)

fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv] n → fugitif/ive m/f
a fugitive from justice → un fugitif recherché(e) par la justice

fugitive

n (= runaway) → Flüchtling m (→ from vor +dat); he is a fugitive from justice → er ist auf der Flucht vor der Justiz

adj

(= escaping) → flüchtig; fugitive vehicle → Fluchtfahrzeug nt

(liter, = fleeting) thought, happiness, hour, visit → flüchtig

fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv]

1. n → fuggitivo/a, profugo/a; (from prison) → evaso/a

2. adj → fuggitivo/a (liter) (fleeting) → fugace, fuggevole

fugitive

n fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒətiv]

a person who is running away (from the police etc) a fugitive from justice. voortvlugtende هارِب беглец uprchlík flygtning der Flüchtling φυγάς fugitivo põgenik فراری karkuri fugitif/-ive נִמלָט भगोड़ा bjegunac menekülő pelarian flóttamaður fuggitivo, evaso 逃亡者 도망자 bėglys bēglis pelarian vluchteling flyktning, rømling zbieg fugitivo fugar беглец utečenec ubežnik begunac rymling ผู้ลี้ภัย kaçak 逃亡者 втікач; дезертир مفرور người chạy trốn hoặc lánh nạn 逃亡者

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