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escapade

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es·ca·pade  (sk-pd)
n.
An adventurous, unconventional act or undertaking.

[French, a trick, an escape, from Old French, from Old Spanish escapada (from escapar, to escape) or from Old Italian scappata (from scappare, to escape), both from Vulgar Latin *excappre, to escape; see escape.]

escapade
Noun
a mischievous act or adventure [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.escapadeescapade - a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
2.escapade - any carefree episode
diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
sexcapade - a sexual escapade; an illicit affair

escapade
noun adventure, fling, stunt, romp, trick, scrape (informal) spree, mischief, lark (informal) caper, prank, antic
Translations

escapade [ɛskəˈpeɪd] naventura
escapade [ɛskəˈpeɪd] nfredaine f; équipée f
escapade [ɛskəˈpeɪd] nEskapade f
escapade [ɛskəˈpeɪd] nscappatella; avventura

escapade
n escapade [eskəˈpeid]
a daring or adventurous act, often one that is disapproved of by others Have you heard about his latest escapade?eskapadeطَيْش، مُجازَفَهлудорияvýstřelekeskapade; nummerdie Eskapade, Abenteuerκατόρθωμα (μτφ.)aventura, calaveradavägiteguفتنه؛ سیاهکاریkolttonen, hurjastelufredaineהַרפַּתקָהशरारतludorija, ispadkalandpetualanganævintÿri, uppátækiavventuraとっぴな行為엉뚱한 짓šunybė, išdaigapārdrošs pasākumsperbuatan beraniavontuurvilt påfunn, vågestykke, eskapadeeskapadaproezaescapadăвыходкаvýstreloklahkomiselno dejanjepustolovinaeskapadการกระทำที่น่าตื่นเต้นและกล้าบ้าบิ่นgençlik çapkınlığı, haylazlık越軌行為весела витівка, ескападаجرائت مندانہ عملhành động phiêu lưu

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"Of course," I stammered, "I cannot expect you to understand the situation, though I think, if you would allow me, I could in a very few words make it somewhat clearer,--make you realise that, after all, it has been a very innocent and childish escapade, in which there has been no harm and a great deal of pleasure--"
The reckoning with his wife at the end of an escapade was something he counted on--like the last powerful liqueur after a long dinner.
All the time I was washing out the block house, and then washing up the things from dinner, this disgust and envy kept growing stronger and stronger, till at last, being near a bread-bag, and no one then observing me, I took the first step towards my escapade and filled both pockets of my coat with biscuit.
 
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