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runaway
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run·a·way  (rn-w)
n.
1. A person or animal that has run away.
2. Something that has escaped control or proper confinement.
3. Informal An easy victory.
adj.
1. Escaping or having escaped restraint, captivity, or control: runaway horses; runaway children.
2. Out of control: a runaway car; runaway inflation.
3. Easily won: a runaway victory.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.runaway - an easy victoryrunaway - an easy victory                      
triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
2.runaway - someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj.1.runaway - completely out of control; "runaway inflation"
uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"

runaway
adjective
1. easily won, easy, effortless a runaway success
2. out of control, uncontrolled, driverless The runaway car careered into a bench.
3. escaped, wild, fleeing, loose, fugitive a runaway horse
4. uncontrolled, out of control, rampant, unchecked Such a mix of policies would normally lead to runaway inflation.
noun
Translations
runaway [ˈrʌnəweɪ]
A. ADJ [prisoner, slave] → fugitivo; [soldier] → desertor; [horse] → desbocado; [lorry] → sin frenos, fuera de control; [inflation] → galopante, desenfrenado; [success] → arrollador; [victory] → aplastante, abrumador; [marriage] → clandestino, fugitivo
B. N (= person) → fugitivo/a m/f; (= horse) → caballo m desbocado
runaway [ˈrʌnəweɪ]
adj
[horse] → emballé(e)
[truck, car] → fou*(folle)
[inflation] → galopant(e)
[success] → monstre; [victory, winner] → haut la main
to be a runaway success → avoir un succès monstre
nfugueur/euse m/f
runaway
nAusreißer(in) m(f)
adj
slaveentlaufen; person, couple, horsedurchgebrannt (inf), → ausgerissen; a runaway car/trainein Auto/ein Zug, das/der sich selbstständig gemacht hat; the runaway childder kleine Ausreißer; they planned a runaway weddingsie beschlossen, wegzulaufen und zu heiraten
(fig: = unstoppable) winnerüberragend; inflationunkontrollierbar; a runaway successein Riesenerfolg m, → ein voller Erfolg; the runaway bestsellerder mit Abstand erfolgreichste Bestseller; he had a runaway victoryer hatte einen sehr leichten Sieg; she was the runaway winner of the championshipsie gewann die Meisterschaften mit großem Abstand
runaway [ˈrʌnəˌweɪ]
1. adj (slave, person) → in fuga; (child) → scappato/a di casa; (truck, train) → fuori controllo; (horse) → imbizzarrito/a; (success, victory) → trascinante
runaway inflation → inflazione f galoppante
2. nfuggitivo/a, fuggiasco/a


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