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escape [ɪˈskeɪp] vb 1. to get away or break free from (confinements, captors, etc.) the lion escaped from the zoo 2. to manage to avoid (imminent danger, punishment, evil, etc.) to escape death 3. (intr; usually foll by from) (of gases, liquids, etc.) to issue gradually, as from a crack or fissure; seep; leak water was escaping from the dam 4. (tr) to elude; be forgotten by the actual figure escapes me 5. (tr) to be articulated inadvertently or involuntarily a roar escaped his lips 6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) (intr) (of cultivated plants) to grow wild n 1. the act of escaping or state of having escaped 2. avoidance of injury, harm, etc. a narrow escape 3. a. a means or way of escape b. (as modifier) an escape route 4. a means of distraction or relief, esp from reality or boredom angling provides an escape for many city dwellers 5. a gradual outflow; leakage; seepage 6. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Also called escape valve escape cock a valve that releases air, steam, etc., above a certain pressure; relief valve or safety valve 7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a plant that was originally cultivated but is now growing wild [from Old Northern French escaper, from Vulgar Latin excappāre (unattested) to escape (literally: to remove one's cloak, hence free oneself), from ex-1 + Late Latin cappa cloak] escapable adj escaper n Escape a mania for running away. Obsolete, swimming away, especially escaping by swimming. the art or technique of escaping from chains, locked trunks, etc., especially when exhibited as a form of entertainment. — escapist, n., adj. fleeing from justice, as by a criminal. a flight or escape to safety.
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escape verb 1. get away, flee, take off, fly, bolt, skip, slip away, abscond, decamp, hook it (slang), do a runner (slang), do a bunk (Brit. slang), fly the coop (U.S. & Canad. informal), make a break for it, slip through your fingers, skedaddle (informal), take a powder (U.S. & Canad. slang), make your getaway, take it on the lam (U.S. & Canad. slang), break free or out, make or effect your escape, run away or off A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England. 2. avoid, miss, evade, dodge, shun, elude, duck, steer clear of, circumvent, body-swerve (Scot.) He was lucky to escape serious injury. 3. be forgotten by, be beyond (someone), baffle, elude, puzzle, stump an actor whose name escapes me for the moment 4. leak out, flow out, drain away, discharge, gush out, emanate, seep out, exude, spurt out, spill out, pour forth Leave a vent open to let some of the moist air escape. noun 2. avoidance, evasion, circumvention, elusion his narrow escape from bankruptcy 3. relaxation, relief, recreation, distraction, diversion, pastime For me television is an escape. Translations escape [ɪsˈkeɪp] A. N 1. (from detention) → fuga f; (from country) → huida f there is no escape from this prison → no hay forma de escapar or fugarse de esta cárcel to make one's escape → escapar(se) 2. (from injury, harm) there was no escape from the noise → no había forma de escapar al ruido she saw prostitution as her only means of escape from poverty → vió la prostitución como el único medio de escapar a la pobreza to have a lucky or narrow escape (lit, fig) → salvarse por los pelos he had a lucky or narrow escape (from death) → tuvo suerte de escapar or salir con vida, se salvó por los pelos 3. (from real world) → evasión f for me television is an escape → a mí la televisión me sirve de evasión B. VT 1. (= avoid) [+ pursuer] → escapar de, librarse de; [+ punishment, death] → librarse de; [+ consequences] → evitar they managed to escape capture/detection → consiguieron evitar que les capturaran/detectaran they jumped out of the window to escape the fire → saltaron por la ventana para escapar del fuego they were lucky to escape injury → tuvieron mucha suerte de salir ilesos there was no way I could escape meeting him → no había manera de poder evitar verme con él they left the country to escape the press → se fueron del país para escapar de la prensa he just escaped being run over → por poco lo atropellan C. VI 1. (= get away) (gen) → escaparse; [prisoner] → fugarse, escapar(se) to escape from [+ prison] → escapar(se)de, fugarse de; [+ cage] → escaparse de; [+ danger, harm] → huir de; [+ reality] → evadirse de he kept me talking and I couldn't escape from him → hacía que siguiera hablando y no podía escaparme de él he wanted to escape from the world for a while → quería evadirse del mundo durante un tiempo in winter I think of escaping to the sun → en invierno pienso en escaparme a un sitio con sol he escaped to a neutral country → huyó a un país neutral she escaped unhurt → salió ilesa he escaped with a few bruises → sólo sufrió algunas magulladuras he was lucky to escape with his life → tuvo suerte de salir con vida 2. (= leak) [liquid, gas] → salirse D. CPD escape artist N → escapista mf escape attempt N → intento m de fuga escape clause N (in agreement) → cláusula f de excepción escape hatch N (in plane, space rocket) → escotilla f de salvamento escape key N (Comput) → tecla f de escape escape pipe N → tubo m de desagüe escape plan N → plan m de fuga escape route N → ruta f de escape escape valve N → válvula f de escape escape velocity N (Aer) → velocidad f de escape escape [ɪˈskeɪp] n (from danger) to have a narrow escape → s'en tirer de justesse to have a lucky escape → l'échapper belle (from unhappiness) For me television is an escape → La télévision me permet de m'évader. an escape from → une façon d'échapper à [gas] → fuite f (in machine) → échappement m vi (= get away) [animal, fugitive] → s'échapper, fuir A lion has escaped → Un lion s'est échappé. to escape to [+ another country] → gagner, s'enfuir en They escaped to the other side of the border → Ils se sont enfuis de l'autre côté de la frontière. to escape to safety → se réfugier dans un endroit sûr, gagner un endroit sûr to escape from [+ place] → s'échapper de to escape from sb → échapper à qn vt (= get away from) [+ captor] → échapper à (= avoid) [+ work, responsibility] → se soustraire à; [+ injury] → échapper à to escape detection [fugitive, criminal] → ne pas se faire repérer; [medical condition] → ne pas être dépisté(e) to escape notice → passer inaperçu(e) to escape sb's attention → échapper à l'attention de qn (= elude) His name escapes me → Son nom m'échappe. modif [attempt, plan] → d'évasion see also escaped escape artist n → virtuose mf de l'évasion escape clause n → clause f dérogatoire escape vi (= get away) → flüchten, fliehen (from aus), entfliehen (geh) (→ from +dat); (from pursuers, captivity) → entkommen (→ from +dat); (from prison, camp, cage, stall etc) → ausbrechen (from aus); (bird) → entfliegen (→ from +dat); (water) → auslaufen (from aus); (gas) → ausströmen (from aus); to stop the prisoners escaping → um Gefängnisausbrüche zu verhindern; he was shot dead while trying to escape → er wurde bei einem Fluchtversuch erschossen; an escaped prisoner/tiger → ein entflohener Häftling/entsprungener Tiger; he escaped from the fire → er ist dem Feuer entkommen; I’ve got you now, she said, and I won’t let you escape → jetzt habe ich dich, sagte sie, und du entkommst mir so schnell nicht; I just feel I have to escape from this place → ich habe einfach das Gefühl, dass ich hier wegmuss; she has to be able to escape from her family sometimes → sie muss ab und zu die Möglichkeit haben, ihrer Familie zu entfliehen; a room which I can escape to → ein Zimmer, in das ich mich zurückziehen kann; to escape from oneself → vor sich (dat) → selber fliehen; it’s no good trying to escape from the world → es hat keinen Zweck, vor der Welt fliehen zu wollen; he’s trying to escape from life on the streets → er versucht, von dem Leben auf der Straße wegzukommen; to escape from reality → der Wirklichkeit entfliehen (geh); to escape from poverty → der Armut entkommen (= get off, be spared) → davonkommen; these cuts will affect everyone, nobody will escape → diese Kürzungen betreffen alle, keiner wird ungeschoren davonkommen; the others were killed, but he escaped → die anderen wurden getötet, aber er kam mit dem Leben davon vt pursuers → entkommen (+dat) (= avoid) consequences, punishment, disaster, detection → entgehen (+dat); no department will escape these cuts → keine Abteilung wird von diesen Kürzungen verschont bleiben; he narrowly escaped injury → er ist gerade noch unverletzt davongekommen; he narrowly escaped death → er ist dem Tod mit knapper Not entronnen; he narrowly escaped being run over → er wäre um ein Haar or um Haaresbreite überfahren worden; to escape the worst → vom Schlimmsten verschont bleiben; but you can’t escape the fact that … → aber du kannst nicht leugnen or abstreiten, dass … (= be unnoticed, forgotten by) his name escapes me → sein Name ist mir entfallen; nothing escapes him → ihm entgeht nichts; to escape notice → unbemerkt bleiben; it had not escaped her (attention) → es war ihr or ihrer Aufmerksamkeit nicht entgangen the thoughtless words which escaped me → die unbedachten Worte, die mir herausgerutscht or entfahren sind n (from prison etc) → Ausbruch m, → Flucht f; (= attempted escape) → Ausbruchsversuch m, → Fluchtversuch m; (from a country) → Flucht f → (from aus); (fig, from reality, one’s family etc) → Flucht f → (from vor); to make one’s escape → ausbrechen, entfliehen; the escape was successful → der Ausbruchs- or Fluchtversuch glückte or war erfolgreich; the increasing number of escapes → die zunehmende Zahl von Ausbruchsfällen; with this security system escape is impossible → dieses Sicherheitssystem macht Ausbrechen unmöglich; what are their chances of escape? → wie sind ihre Fluchtmöglichkeiten?, wie sind ihre Chancen zu entkommen?; there’s been an escape from London Zoo → aus dem Londoner Zoo ist ein Tier ausgebrochen; to have a miraculous escape (from accident, illness) → auf wunderbare Weise davonkommen; fishing/music is his escape → Angeln/Musik ist seine Zuflucht; otherwise I don’t get any escape from the demands of my family → sonst habe ich überhaupt keine Abwechslung von den Ansprüchen meiner Familie; there’s no escape (fig) → es gibt keinen Ausweg or kein Entrinnen (geh) ? lucky (of water) → Ausfließen nt; (of gas) → Ausströmen nt; (of steam, gas, in a machine) → Entweichen nt; due to an escape of gas → aufgrund or auf Grund ausströmenden Gases (Comput) hit escape → Escape drücken escape: escape artist n → Entfesselungskünstler(in) m(f) escape attempt, escape bid n → Fluchtversuch m escape chute n (on plane) → Notrutsche f escape clause n (Jur) → Rücktrittsklausel f escape: escape hatch n (Naut) → Notluke f escape key n (Comput) → Escapetaste f escape mechanism n → Abwehrmechanismus m escape: escape pipe n → Überlaufrohr nt; (for gas, steam) → Abzugsrohr nt escape plan n → Fluchtplan m escape-proof adj → ausbruchsicher escape road n → Ausweichstraße f escape route n → Fluchtweg m escape valve n → Sicherheitsventil nt escape velocity n (Space) → Fluchtgeschwindigkeit f escape [ɪsˈkeɪp] 1. n (gen) → fuga; (of prisoner) → fuga, evasione f; (of gas) → fuga, fuoriuscita to have a lucky escape → scamparla bella to make one's escape → evadere 2. vt (capture, pursuers, punishment) → sfuggire a; (death) → scampare; (danger) → scampare a; (consequences) → sottrarsi a he narrowly escaped being killed → per poco non è rimasto ucciso his name escapes me → il suo nome mi sfugge to escape notice → passare inosservato/a it had escaped his notice → era sfuggito alla sua attenzione nothing escapes her (attention) → non le sfugge nulla 3. vi (gen) → scappare; (prisoner) → evadere; (liquid, gas) → fuoriuscire (Comput) → uscire to escape from (person) → sfuggire a (prison) → fuggire di to escape to (another place) → fuggire in (freedom, safety) → fuggire verso he escaped with a few bruises (fig) → se l'è cavata con qualche livido an escaped prisoner → un(a) evaso/a escape [ɪsˈkeɪp] 1. n (gen) → fuga; (of prisoner) → fuga, evasione f; (of gas) → fuga, fuoriuscita to have a lucky escape → scamparla bella to make one's escape → evadere 2. vt (capture, pursuers, punishment) → sfuggire a; (death) → scampare; (danger) → scampare a; (consequences) → sottrarsi a he narrowly escaped being killed → per poco non è rimasto ucciso his name escapes me → il suo nome mi sfugge to escape notice → passare inosservato/a it had escaped his notice → era sfuggito alla sua attenzione nothing escapes her (attention) → non le sfugge nulla 3. vi (gen) → scappare; (prisoner) → evadere; (liquid, gas) → fuoriuscire (Comput) → uscire to escape from (person) → sfuggire a (prison) → fuggire di to escape to (another place) → fuggire in (freedom, safety) → fuggire verso he escaped with a few bruises (fig) → se l'è cavata con qualche livido an escaped prisoner → un(a) evaso/a v escape [iˈskeip] 1 to gain freedom He escaped from prison. ontsnapping يَهْرُب избягвам uprchnout flygte; undslippe entkommen δραπετεύω escapar(se) põgenema, pääsema فرار کردن paeta s'évader (de) לִברוֹח भागना pobjeći megszökik melarikan diri sleppa, brjóstast út, flÿja evadere 逃げる 탈출하다 pabėgti izbēgt (no ieslodzījuma) terlepas ontsnappen slippe ut, unnslippe, gå fri uciekać escapar a evada совершать побег ujsť pobegniti pobeći rymma หนี kaçmak 逃跑 врятуватися بندش سے آزاد ہونا trốn thoát 逃跑 2 to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc) She escaped the infection. ontkoming يَتَجَنَّب изшлъзвам се uniknout undgå entgehen ξεφεύγω, γλιτώνω salvarse (de), librarse (de) vältima جان سالم به در بردن؛ نجات یافتن välttää échapper (à) לְהִימָלֵט बचकर भाग जाना izbjeći elkerül menghindari komast hjá evitare のがれる 모면하다 išvengti izvairīties elak mislopen slippe unna, unngå unikać escapar a a scăpa (de) избежать uniknúť izogniti se izbeći slippa undan, undkomma หลบหนี kurtulmak 避免 утекти; уникнути کسی چیز سے بچ نکلنا tránh được 避免 3 to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of) The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory. ontwyking يَمْلُص، يَغيب عن البال изплъзвам се ujít undslippe entfallen διαφεύγω escapar, pasar inadvertido tähele panemata jääma, mitte meenuma به یاد نیاوردن؛ فراموش کردن unohtua échapper (à) לְהֵיעָלֵם बचना promaknuti elkerül (figyelmet) luput gleymast sfuggire のがれる (생각 등을) 피하다 praslysti, išslysti piemirst; izgaist (no atmiņas) menghindari ontgaan unngå oppmerksomhet, ikke huske uchodzić escapar a scăpa ускользать uniknúť uiti promaći undgå, falla ur minnet จำไม่ได้ akla gelmemek, hatırlamamak 未被注意到 випадати حافظے سے نکل جانا bị bỏ sót 未被注意到 4 (of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe. ontsnap يَنْبَعِث، يَتَسَرَّب измъквам се ucházet strømme ud; slippe ud; løbe ud ausströmen διαρρέω fugarse välja voolama درز کردن؛ نشت کردن vuotaa (s')échapper לְהִשתַחרֵר रिसाव istjecati elillan, kiömlik, szökik bocor leka fuoriuscire 漏れる 새어 나오다 veržtis, nutekėti (par gāzi) noplūst bocor ontsnappen slippe ut ulatniać się escapar a se scurge улетучиваться uniknúť uhajati curiti läcka รั่ว sızmak, kaçmak 漏出 виділятися; звітрюватися رسنا ، اخراج کرنا یا ہونا thoát ra 漏出 n (act of) escaping; state of having escaped Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas. ontsnappings, ontvlugtings إنْبِعاث، تَسَرُّب бягство útěk, únik flugt; udslip die Flucht, das Entweichen απόδραση, διαφυγή, διαρροή fuga põgenemine, väljavool فرار؛ نشت pako évasion; fuite בְּרִיחָה छुटकारा bijeg, bježanje (meg)szökés pelarian flótti; gasleki fuga, evasione 逃亡 탈출 pabėgimas, nutekėjimas bēgšana; izglābšanās; gāzes (noplūde) kebocoran ontsnapping flukt ucieczka, wyciek fuga evadare; scurgere побег; утечка útek; únik pobeg; uhajanje bekstvo rymning, flykt, läcka การหนี; การรั่ว kaçış, sızma 逃跑,逸出 втеча بچاؤ sự trốn thoát 逃跑,逸出 n eˈscapism the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc. ontvlugting هُروب من الواقِع إلى الخَيال бягство eskapismus eskapisme; virkelighedsflugt die Flucht vor der Realität τάση φυγής από την πραγματικότητα escapismo eskapism گریز گرایی eskapismi évasion (du réel) מִפלָט מִן הַמְצִיאוּת पलायनवाद bijeg od stvarnosti légvárépítés eskapisme veruleikaflótti evasione dalla realtà 現実逃避 현실 도피 bėgimas nuo tikrovės bēgšana no īstenības eskapisme escapisme virkelighetsflukt, eskapisme eskapizm escapismo escapism эскапизм eskapizmus beg iz resničnosti beg od stvarnosti eskapism การหลบเลี่ยงความเป็นจริงโดยการปล่อยอารมณ์ไปกับการฝันกลางวัน kaçınmacılık, gerçeklerden kaçış 逃避現實 намагання відійти від дійсності فراریت sự chạy trốn thực tại 逃避现实 n eˈscapist , adjective. ontvlugter, ontsnapper تَهَرُّبي، مُتَهَرِّب من الواقِع който бяга от действителността únikový eskapistisk Zerstreuungs-... που κάνει κπ. να ξεφύγει από την πραγματικότητα escapista eskapist گریز گرای eskapisti d'évasion קָלִיל וּמבָדֵר पलायनवादी eskapistički, onaj koji bježi od stvarnosti légvárépítő eskapis sá sem stundar veruleikaflótta 現実逃避者 [] な 현실 도피적인 kuris bėga nuo tikrovės tāds, kurš bēg no īstenības orang yang lari dari kenyataan escapist eskapist marzyciel(ski) escapista epileptic эскапист(ский) utečenec; únikový ki se izogiba resničnosti begunac od stvarnosti eskapist ที่หลบเลี่ยงความเป็นจริงโดยการปล่อยอารมณ์ไปกับการฝันกลางวัน kaçınmacı 逃避主義 той, хто ухиляється від військової служби فراریت کا قائل người chạy trốn thực tế 逃避主义 escape → هروب, يَفِرْ únik, uprchnout flugt, undslippe entkommen απόδραση, δραπετεύω escaparse, huida paeta, pako fuir, fuite bijeg, pobjeći fuga, sfuggire a 逃げる, 逃亡 탈출, 탈출하다 ontsnappen, ontsnapping flukt, rømme uciec, ucieczka escapar-se, fuga избежать, побег fly, flykt การหลบหนี, หลบหนี kaçış, kaçmak sự trốn thoát, trốn thoát 逃跑, 逃避 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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